Troy Polamalu retires from the NFL

scottcarter · Apr 9, 2015

Troy Polamalu, whose iconic long hair roamed the Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive backfield for 12 seasons, is retiring, according to a report on Scout.com.
The report says Polamalu has informed the Steelers of his decision. He was an eight-time Pro-Bowler and four-time first-team All-Pro. He announced his decision in a phone interview with Scout.
"It's all about family," Polamalu said. "I live here in Pittsburgh now, and since the end of the season I've had a chance to enjoy my family on a level I never had before. It was awesome."

loomis41973 · Apr 9, 2015

Great career.

ZJP6050 · Apr 9, 2015

sad/happy day.

JohnnyMac · Apr 9, 2015

Canton bound.

HamGlaze · Apr 10, 2015

Good for him.

MikeB · Apr 10, 2015

I had to look to see how old this thread was.

I thought he retired a couple of years ago.

pocketrockets · Apr 10, 2015

Great player, superb presence!

Vlad the Impaler · Apr 10, 2015

Maybe one of the last strong safety's you see. They get fewer and fewer by the year. In today's NFL secondary, it is best to play 3 corners and a free safety. Or even be in nickel the entire game.

packer2012 · Apr 10, 2015

Bad news for football as some of these "physical" type defensive players retire early.

Admit it or not...... this has something to do with the head trauma thing!

pocketrockets · Apr 10, 2015

packer2012 said:
Bad news for football as some of these "physical" type defensive players retire early.

Admit it or not...... this has something to do with the head trauma thing!

Smart thinking calling it quits... this guys just endure too much physical punishment, he is already a legend

Vlad the Impaler · Apr 10, 2015

packer2012 said:
Bad news for football as some of these "physical" type defensive players retire early.

Admit it or not...... this has something to do with the head trauma thing!

There is nothing wrong with it. They are working at Wendy's without head trauma. That is what they are paid for

NFLTrends · Apr 10, 2015

Hopefully he will stay on and find a job in the organization as a coach somewhere in the secondary. All these new DBs and safeties the Strelers have been and will be drafting can benefit from his knowledge!

packer2012 · Apr 10, 2015

Vlad the Impaler said:
There is nothing wrong with it. They are working at Wendy's without head trauma. That is what they are paid for

Don't disagree at all Vlad.

Just saying that looks to me like in the future football won't look at all like we will remember it. They have already started to slowly legislate defense completely out of the game. Makes past records (passing especially) meaningless compared to today's game.
Funny to think of all the boxers over the years. Who did not know they were just getting beat up till they would be bat shit crazy. Really was always an activity for thuggish guys who knew no other way to make a buck. Not saying I did not appreciate their competitiveness…… but did not appreciate their intelligence!

scottcarter · Apr 14, 2015

another one ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers CB Ike Taylor announces his retirement after 12 years in the NFL. He spent his entire career in Pittsburgh.

Albatross · Apr 14, 2015

JohnnyMac said:
Canton bound.

Yes sir. Best in the league for many years. Loved to watch him play the game.

pocketrockets · Apr 14, 2015

Albatross said:
Yes sir. Best in the league for many years. Loved to watch him play the game.

+1

really fierce guy

Greenbacks · Apr 14, 2015

He was a great player!

Well-Seasoned · Apr 15, 2015

one of the great ones.

CHOPTALK · Apr 15, 2015

Vlad the Impaler said:
Maybe one of the last strong safety's you see. They get fewer and fewer by the year. In today's NFL secondary, it is best to play 3 corners and a free safety. Or even be in nickel the entire game.

Not true. SS is more prevalent then ever. You can still play 3 corners and 2 safeties. Some teams have 3 safeties on the field at the same time. Safeties are getting more important not less