At some point this season, maybe as early as Week One, there’s likely to be a #53 jersey snapping the ball to QB Ben Roethlisberger. But it won’t be Maurkice Pouncey. It’ll be third-round rookie Kendrick Green. Green requested and was given Pouncey’s old number. It’s the number Green wore in high school, college, and now the NFL. Green says he never asked for Pouncey’s blessing but even if he had, it sounds like Pouncey would’ve granted it.
ESPN’s Brooke Pryor wrote a nice feature piece on Green and at the end of the article, included this nugget from Pouncey, who said he had no problem with his jersey number being given out.