Steelers Legend Ben Roethlisberger Sculpting Pouncey's Nephew Into QB
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers legend Maurkice Pouncey arrived at the Miami Dolphin's facility this week to honor his brother Mike as he officially announced his retirement.
During the press conference, the Pouncey brothers were asked about life after football, their families and possibly starting a podcast together. When Maurkice took the stage, he praised his twin as the better football player and said that his former teammate is actually helping turn his nephew into a quarterback.
"Mike does the travel football team. His son’s the star quarterback man," Maurkice said. "He ain’t playing o-line, so he better be able to throw that football for sure. ‘Big Ben’ (Ben Roethlisberger) told him – he taught him as soon as we retired, he told him to put the quarter in the pocket. So that’s his little tip for him to make it down the line."
It doesn't take advice from a future Hall of Famer to turn into a great QB, but having one by your side certainly helps your development.
Pouncey also spoke about how the brother are working with the University of Florida, their alma mater, to create a developmental program there for youth players.
"We wanted to put together a development branch, a skill development branch for the kids there, to have actual mentorship to bring back to the university to show the kids that we’re giving these kids hundreds of thousands of dollars and they don’t even know how to write a check," Pouncey said. "So let’s start teaching these kids a little bit something different in life."
For now, the Pouncey brothers are focused on family and building their businesses. They've made their way onto the scene on The Pivot podcast and Roethlisberger's Footballhin podcast, which fans are hoping continue to happen from time to time.
On the football side of things, they'll work on their Florida program and continue raising Mike's son into the next great quarterback - with some help from an old friend.
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