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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. They competed in everything, from track to football to advanced degrees to professional careers and beyond. 2 Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series national title game against Oklahoma on Thursday night. Sometimes two or three times a day. Why the Steelers shouldnt give up on Kevin Dotson. In fact, neither player is going to be charged with a crime. When was the last time the Miami Pouncey even played a game? Per multiple reports, the trial against the twins starts on March 6 in Miami-Dade County. [15] Pouncey underwent hip surgery to repair a torn labrum with an expected recovery time of three months on June 23. Although it was revealed that the Pouncey twins were heard very briefly during phone conversations with their former teammate. The brothers released statements . James and two others plan to go on with their lawsuit against the Pouncey brothers. They're leaving the NFL in the same way. Lisa Webster, 41, still works full-time as a parent-outreach facilitator for Polk County Public Schools' Head Start program, her employer for 16 years. After over a decade @MaurkicePouncey and Mike Pouncey are RETIRING from the @nfl . [2] As a sophomore in 2008, he moved back to the offensive line and started all 14 of the Gators' games at right guard,[2] including the Gators' 2414 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. On April 10, 2015, Pouncey signed a 5-year contract extension with the Dolphins worth $52.15 million with $22 million guaranteed. He asked for a moment to collect himself. It's just another way in which life remains the same for Robert and Lisa Webster. The next year at the state meet, Austin Anderson matched that mark. At a time when their former Florida teammate is facing a much more serious criminal trial, NFL offensive lineman Maurkice and Mike Pouncey soon will be standing trial in a civil case arising from a 2014 brawl at their birthday party. Both Pounceys donned "Free Hernandez" caps a month after their college pal was charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd. Lisa Webster said her sons have financial advisors and have invested most of their money, but the boys, as she still calls them, have indulged in some extravagances. Once you're around other NFL players, they're just normal people, too, Lisa Webster said. If I beat him, fine, Gene said, smiling. Five sets of brothers played in the NFL last season, according to the website Bleacher Report. But those expecting to see the Websters basking in luxury at this point, drunk on the largesse of the 300-pound twins, might be surprised at how little their lives have changed. Figures. "It was our way of showing support.". During the festivities, the Pouncey twins were involved in a brawl. After a lifetime of doing everything together, twins Maurkice and Mike Pouncey have announced their joint retirement from the NFL. Lisa Webster allowed the twins to buy her a Cadillac Escalade, though she still dresses simply and doesn't display gaudy jewelry. Not a member? The civil suit is still intact and it wont take nearly as much to win a case like that as it would to bring criminal charges on the Pouncey twins. He is part of me and I am part of him.. The Pounceys. But it was just letting them be their own person., We were involved in everything, Lisa Webster added. James Michael Pouncey (born July 24, 1989) is a former American football center who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). She said they will do their Dolphin dance when Miami has the ball and wave their Terrible Towels a Steelers tradition when Pittsburgh has the ball. MIAMI -- Mike and Maurkice Pouncey got a frantic phone call from their mother in late November. Hernandez and Pouncey both left for the NFL following the 2009 season while Mike remained in college for another year. He called Gene one of the greatest anchors he ever saw. The harassment of the assistant trainer, in which Pouncey took part, included racial insults.[13][14]. Three people, Riquan James, Brantley Williams, and Niya Pickett, filed a civil complaint upon both Maurkice and Mike Pouncey and are suing them. As for Mike, who last played for the Los Angeles Chargers, he was most notable for his involvement in the Dolphins' bullying scandal in 2013. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. The two-hour drive to Lakeland was the most uncomfortable of their lives. Hadens and grow the brand on our platforms. Maurkice Pouncey, SIGN UP NOW TO RECEIVE SPECIAL OFFERS AND EXCLUSIVE UPDATES FROM TROPICAL DISTILLERS, 2141 Northwest 10th Avenue MIAMI -- Mike and Maurkice Pouncey got a frantic phone call from their mother in late November. Mike and Maurkice Pouncey, accused over the summer of roughing up a club-goer at their South Beach birthday party, will not be charged in the altercation, Miami-Dade prosecutors announced Wednesday. Odds & lines subject to change. The Pittsburgh Steelers have started the meeting process at the NFL Scouting Combine. She has a special phone routine on the mornings on the twins' game days. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)? He was rushed to a local hospital, but doctors were unable to reattach his limb. Both were Pro Bowl centers, though Maurkice was the better player. Good riddance. The same year, Gene won state in the 100-yard dash with a time of 9.4. JJ WATT, TEXANS 'MUTUALLY' PART WAYS AFTER 10 SEASONS The 31-year-old twin brothers announced. "It shocked me because I thought things like that don't happen to good people," Mike Pouncey said. All rights reserved. So, No I wont. Twins Maurkice Pouncey and Mike Pouncey are retiring from the NFL. Tell me they rode into the party on camels like Fumblina did. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). The foundation has hosted a football and cheer-leading camp and contributed to a school supply giveaway in Lakeland. Maurkice missed the game with an ankle injury, and the Steelers lost 31-25. Normally I would defend our Pro-Bowl Center, but he is a worthless player when he sits on IR for 75% of every season, eats a giants portion of the Cap and is a straight up social misfit. He could have provided insight into Hernandez's college years. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. "It's my. [2] As a senior team captain in 2010, he moved from guard to center for the Gators,[2] replacing his twin brother Maurkice Pouncey at center,[6] after Maurkice entered the 2010 NFL Draft following his junior year. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. [23], On September 17, 2020, Pouncey was placed on injured reserve after undergoing season-ending hip surgery. But in their case close-out memo, the state attorneys office concluded there is insufficient credible evidence to charge Maurkice Pouncey identified by victims as their assailant or anyone else with battery. Twins Maurkice and Mike Pouncey have retired from the NFL. Cason said a black male accompanied the shooter, and later identified that male as Nelson. On September 3, 2019, Pouncey signed a one-year extension worth $9 million. Robert Webster said he spends his days supervising renovations at the house, taking care of the pool and looking after the dogs the twins keep accumulating and then leaving at their parents' house. On April 29, 2014, the Dolphins exercised the fifth year option on his rookie contract. The latest addition is an excitable Yorkie that's about the size of a football. While the Pounceys faced no criminal charges, the lawsuit couldend up being far more costly than whatever they have incurred in legal fees especially with a standard of proof that is far less than proof beyond a reasonable doubt. [22] He was placed on injured reserve on October 9, 2019 with a neck injury. The reason that the Pouncey twins would be interviewed for this documentary is that they were teammates with Hernandez at the University of Florida. Maurkice. In addition, we were provided with many different versions of the incident that raised serious and unresolved proof and credibility issues, the office continued. And then Gene started feeling sick three weeks ago. Follow @NealCoolong