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Maurkice Pouncey: My Brother And I Are Wrongly Judged

By Gerald Tracy

Aug 21, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey (53) watches the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles defeated the Steelers, 31-21. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 21, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey (53) watches the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles defeated the Steelers, 31-21. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Pittsburgh Steelers‘ center Maurkice Pouncey doesn’t think people judge him and his twin brother, Miami Dolphins guard Mike Pouncey,  fairly. 

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From getting into a fight while out partying to wearing a shirt supporting accused murder Aaron Hernandez, the Pouncey brothers have never been ones to stay on the good side of fans or media.

To be fair they were never charged for the nightclub brawl and none of those things mean they are absolutely bad guys, but Maurkice thinks that’s how they are seen.

Pouncey had this to say:

"“People judge us because of our tattoos and the way we party, but they aren’t aware of the good things we do for our communities. All they see is the ‘Free Hernandez’ cap or that we’re accused of beating someone up in a nightclub,” he said. “They see us as gangsters and thugs, but we know who we are. Heck yeah, I made some stupid mistakes. I think the biggest thing is to own up to those mistakes. I decided I was going to change things, and I believe people accepted it.”"

I don’t see them as gangsters or thugs, I see them as millionaire 25-year-old football players who like to party. It might not be the most desirable thing you want one of your players to do in their spare time, but if they are still playing to the top of their game and aren’t actually harming others, there almost shouldn’t be a problem with it.

They also aren’t going to change. From PFT:

"“Mike and I aren’t going to change because everyone else thinks we should change. We’ve been doing things the right way, but everybody has some slip-ups in life,” he said. “We know people bash us about who we hang around with, but we do our jobs, and we take care of our family.”"

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