Art Rooney II admitted it’s not often centers go in the first round. It takes a special talent to break into the top 32. But Maurkice Pouncey had that talent. And Rooney II knows he’ll be missed on the field and in the locker room.
Rooney II joined Steelers.com’s Missi Matthews during an NFL Draft special Thursday night.
“It’s fair to say that centers don’t get drafted number one that often,” Rooney said. “But Maurkice was certainly a special player. We thought he would be a special player. He turned up and he certainly was a special player in a lot of different ways.