Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey eager to get back to work after lost 2013

Published February 05, 2015

Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey is eager to get back to work.

The three-time Pro Bowler missed all but eight plays of the 2013 season after shredding two ligaments in his right knee. A year removed from the toughest moment of his career, Pouncey says the injury gave him a greater appreciation of the game.

The Steelers believe Pouncey will return to form, signing him to a new five-year contract in June that will pay him more than $44 million.

Pouncey's comeback hasn't been distraction free. He and twin brother Mike are facing a civil suit stemming for a nightclub incident in Miami over the summer, though no criminal charges have been filed.

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