PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey has announced his retirement. He was 2010’s 18th overall pick out of the University of Florida. He made the announcement in a statement that also announced that his twin brother Mike is also retiring. Unfortunately, injuries were a major part of his Steelers story. In 2011, near the end of his rookie season, Pouncey injured his ankle in the AFC Championship Game and missed playing in Super Bowl XV. In 2013, he was hurt on the first offensive drive of the first regular-season game, and ended up missing the remainder of the season. Two years later, he was injured in the preseason and missed the entire regular season. When he did play, however, Pouncey set the standard for both the Steelers and the NFL. He held down the Steelers line for more than a decade, starting all 134 games he played. Pouncey also started eight playoff games.