For all of the criticism one might fairly lay at his feet, the potential retirement of center Maurkice Pouncey would quite literally leave a gaping hole in the middle of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offense. While it’s already been time for the front office to be considering the future of the position, the current formulation of the roster leads them woefully underprepared to fill the gap he would create at the center position with his departure.
The only other qualified center on the roster right now is J.C. Hassenauer, a former college free agent who ended up playing in the AAF in 2019 before finding his way into training camp for the Steelers later that year.