The Pittsburgh Steelers selectee offensive lineman Kendrick Green out of Illinois in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft and while he didn’t play a lot of center in college, that’s the position he’s expected to play at the NFL Level. Basically, the Steelers have tabbed Green to fill the shoes of the team’s last longtime center, Maurkice Pouncey. While filling Pouncey’s shoes will be a tall order for the shorter statured Green, he’s already received a vote of confidence from his predecessor just the same.
“He reached out to me the morning after I was drafted, texted me,” said Green of Pouncey, per Teresa Varley of steelers.