Perhaps Maurkice Pouncey was aware of the fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers might at some point approach him this offseason about working out a contract extension. After all, he has been here since 2010 and should know the team works. They work out extensions for almost all of their key players as they head into the final year of their contract.
But if he had that awareness, he was still very surprised that it happened so soon. A couple of days ago, the Steelers announced that they had signed Pouncey to a two-year extension worth $22 million in new money, averaging $11 million per season over that portion.