Healthy and happy, Maurkice Pouncey sat at his locker at the Rooney Sports Complex patiently awaiting Wednesday's practice for the Steelers.
Pouncey doesn't typically practice on Wednesdays as Mike Tomlin likes to give his veteran center the day off to save the wear and tear on an ankle that required multiple surgeries to repair a few years ago.
But it's unlikely the Tomlin could hold Pouncey back from practicing on this Wednesday. After all, the Steelers' All-Pro center hadn't taken a hit, bump or snap in the past two weeks while serving a two-game suspension for his involvement in an on-field brawl Nov.