Maurkice Pouncey Apologizes for 'Free Hernandez' Hat

Maurkice Pouncey apologizes for 'Free Hernandez' hat
By Gregg Rosenthal
Around The League Editor
Published: July 15, 2013 at 11:55 a.m
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:****hitsfan:NFL twins Maurkice and Mike Pouncey were photographed over the weekend at a nightclub wearing "Free Hernandez" hats, showing support to their former University of Florida teammate Aaron Hernandez. One inevitable apology arrived Monday.
"I fully recognize the seriousness of the situation involving my former teammate, and I regret that my actions appear to make light of that serious situation," Maurkice Pouncey of the Pittsburgh Steelers wrote on Twitter.
The Steelers and Miami Dolphins reportedly were expected to talk to their respective players about the photo. Hernandez is being charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd in Massachusetts.
The story is yet another reminder of the new media landscape we live in. Ten years ago, there wouldn't be camera phones to capture the Pounceys' hats. Twitter, which allowed for the story to spread nationally, didn't exist. And thus we wouldn't have needed Pouncey's apology or all those high horses for sports writers to comment from