The Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

 chose Pouncey in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft

2010 NFL Draft

The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...

. His rookie year, he started in all 16 games played at the center position, and was selected to the Pro Bowl.

Personal

Pouncey's identical twin brother Mike Pouncey

Mike Pouncey

James Michael "Mike" Pouncey is an American football center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Dolphins in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football for Florida....

 was selected 15th overall by the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 in the 2011 NFL Draft

2011 NFL Draft

The 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players...

. He is one minute younger than Mike.

See also

• 2008 Florida Gators football team
  2008 Florida Gators football team
  The 2008 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2008 college football season...
  
  
• 2009 College Football All-America Team
  2009 College Football All-America Team
  An All-American team is an honorary sports team for a specific season composed of the best amateur players at each position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not...
  
  
• Florida Gators
  Florida Gators
  The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
  
  
• List of Florida Gators football players
• List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks
• List of Pittsburgh Steelers players

External links

• Pittsburgh Steelers bio
• Florida Gators bio
• NFL combine profile
• ESPN bio