Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey received some new hardware on Saturday as he was named to the AP All Pro second team. It makes the third consecutive season that the Steelers 2010 first-round draft pick has earned All-pro status.
Pouncey showed his versatility in 2012 as he was forced to play both center and left guard for the Steelers due to injuries along the offensive line. The Florida product only missed one game in 2012 after suffering a knee sprain on the first play from scrimmage against the Tennessee Titans.
Pouncey earned first team All Pro honors in 2011 and second team honors in his rookie year.
Steelers tight end Heath Miller probably should have at least earned second team honors, but that wasn\’t to be the case. Miller, who set career highs in yardage and touchdowns, was beat out by Tony Gonzalez of the Atlanta Falcons and Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys. Miller has yet to earn an All Pro designation in his eight years in the league.
Below is the complete list of the All Pro first and second team members.
| The Associated Press All-Pro first team | |||||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Votes | Pos. | Player | Team | Votes |
| QB | Peyton Manning | Broncos | 43 | DE | J.J. Watt | Texans | 50 |
| RB | Adrian Peterson | Vikings | 50 | DE | Cameron Wake | Dolphins | 28 |
| RB | Marshawn Lynch | Seahawks | 24 | DT | Geno Atkins | Bengals | 42 |
| FB | Vonta Leach | Ravens | 26 | DT | Vince Wilfork | Patriots | 27 |
| TE | Tony Gonzalez | Falcons | 24 | OLB | Von Miller | Broncos | 48 |
| WR | Calvin Johnson | Lions | 49 | OLB | Aldon Smith | 49ers | 47 |
| WR | Brandon Marshall | Bears | 23 | ILB | Patrick Willis | 49ers | 30 |
| OT | Duane Brown | Texans | 27 | ILB | NaVorro Bowman | 49ers | 26 |
| OT | Ryan Clady | Broncos | 19 | CB | Richard Sherman | Seahawks | 39 |
| G | Mike Lupati | 49ers | 38 | CB | Charles Tillman | Bears | 37 |
| G | Jahri Evans | Saints | 23 | S | Earl Thomas | Seahawks | 28 |
| C | Max Unger | Seahawks | 16 | S | Dashon Goldson | 49ers | 20 |
| K | Blair Walsh | Vikings | 42 | P | Andy Lee | 49ers | 24 |
| KR | Jacoby Jones | Ravens | 37½ | ||||
| The Associated Press All-Pro second team | |||||||
| Offense | Defense | ||||||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Votes | Pos. | Player | Team | Votes |
| QB | Aaron Rodgers | Packers | 4 | DE | Justin Smith | 49ers | 6 |
| RB | Alfred Morris | Redskins | 14 | DE | Julius Peppers | Bears | 5 |
| RB | Jamaal Charles | Chiefs | 7 | DT | Justin Smith | 49ers | 17 |
| FB | Jerome Felton | Vikings | 12 | DT | Ndamukong Suh | Lions | 5 |
| TE | Jason Witten | Cowboys | 19 | DT | Haloti Ngata | Ravens | 5 |
| WR | A.J. Green | Bengals | 16½ | OLB | Chad Greenway | Vikings | 2 |
| WR | Andre Johnson | Texans | 8½ | OLB | Ahmad Brooks | 49ers | 1 |
| OT | Joe Thomas | Browns | 17 | OLB | Clay Matthews | Packers | 1 |
| OT | Joe Staley | 49ers | 11 | OLB | DeMarcus Ware | Cowboys | 1 |
| G | Marshal Yanda | Ravens | 17 | ILB | Daryl Washington | Cardinals | 20 |
| G | Logan Mankins | Patriots | 7 | ILB | London Fletcher | Redskins | 7 |
| C | Maurkice Pouncey | Steelers | 10 | CB | Champ Bailey | Broncos | 8 |
| K | Phil Dawson | Browns | 4 | CB | Tim Jennings | Bears | 8 |
| KR | David Wilson | Giants | 3 | S | Eric Weddle | Chargers | 19 |
| S | Jairus Byrd | Bills | 7 | ||||
| P | Thomas Morstead | Saints | 18 | ||||
