Leaving one of the most storied college football teams in recent memory, former Florida Gators Maurkice Pouncey is finding his way as the Pittsburgh Steelers first round pick of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Pouncey admitted “I miss Florida a lot. All they have done for me and all I’ve done for them,” and as he exited the practice field after another week of OTA’s he also said “I love being a Pittsburgh Steeler.”
The transition from being in the ‘Steel City’ and not Gainesville in mid-June Pouncey said “It is a little different man. You don’t get all that meeting time before you actually go out here for spring ball. But it’s all right.”
With a smile from ear-to-ear you can get the sense that Pouncey is in the right place and when asked about where he thought he might end up prior to
THE CASE FOR A.J. GREEN
1. Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have a long history of developing high draft picks at the tight end position. Most recently John Carlson (2008) and Anthony Fasano (2006) were second round picks, and in 1992 and 1993 they produced back-to-back first-round selections in Derek Brown and Irv Smith, with Monty Stickles going in the first round back in 1960. The next in line figures to be Rudolph, who combines the prototypical size (6’6” and 265 pounds) and brute strength of an in-line blocker with the skill of a pass-catcher. The Cincinnati native can be a true weapon through the air with his soft hands, ability