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Point Park University Friday Insider: Dawson's dish on move to center

Steelers rookie Kendrick Green made the transition from college guard to NFL center. And there have been growing pains along the way for the third-round draft pick.

That's not all that surprising to at least one former Steelers star and one of just seven centers elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame since 1955. After all, Dermontti Dawson made a similar move after the Steelers made him a second-round pick out of Kentucky in 1988.

Dawson had played guard and some center at Kentucky and lined up next to Mike Webster at guard as a rookie.