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Troy Polamalu

Troy Polamalu
Troy Polamalu during the 2007 NFL season.
CaptionTroy Polamalu during the 2007 NFL season.
CurrentteamPittsburgh Steelers
Currentnumber43
CurrentpositionplainStrong safety
Birth DateApril 19, 1981(age 30)
Birth PlaceGarden Grove, California
CountryUnited States
Heightft5
Heightin10
Weight215
Debutyear2003
DebutteamPittsburgh Steelers
CollegeSouthern California
Draftyear2003
Draftround1
Draftpick16
Highlights * 6× Pro Bowl selection (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) * 4× All-Pro selection (2004, 2005, 2008, 2010) * 2× Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII) * 3× AFC Champion (2005, 2008, 2010) * “Joe Greene Great Performance Award” (2003) * NFL 2000s All-Decade Team * Steelers Most Valuable Player Award (2010) * 2010 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year * 2010 NFL Alumni Player of the Year * Ranked #6 on NFL's top 100 players of 2011
Statweek17
Statseason2010
Statlabel1Tackles
Statvalue1515
Statlabel2Sacks
Statvalue28.0
Statlabel3INTs
Statvalue327
NflPOL041872

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Troy Aumua Polamalu ( ) (born Troy Aumua on April 19, 1981) is an American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round (sixteenth overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Steelers. He played college football at the University of Southern California.

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Troy Polamalu: Jersey Sales Are Tops, How Much Longer Can He Play? - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report---Troy Polamalu- is a player the Pittsburgh Steelers fans love and everyone else hates because he is so good. When Polamalu is healthy, I challenge anyone to find a player who performs at the level Polamalu does. The problem is Polamalu&ap - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:09:39 GMT+00:00
Troy Polamalu: Will Steelers Find Secondary Help for Polamalu in NFL Draft? - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--Not surprisingly, -Troy Polamalu- had a lot to do with this. The six-time Pro Bowler had 63 tackles and seven interceptions, and his efforts eventually netted him Defensive Player of the Year honors. Without Polamulu, the Steelers were pr - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:08:23 GMT+00:00
NFL Draft Rumors, Troy Polamalu, Ryan Mallett and Thursday's Top NFL News - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--Since it is the offseason, and we have a lockout, things like -Troy- Polamalus' hair and jersey sales remain in the news, so I will do my best to treat these stories as fodder fit only to be mocked. We still are waiting for spring he - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:07:09 GMT+00:00
NFL Draft: 10 best and worst picks of the New Orleans Saints -- No. 3 worst - NOLA.com Tweet this news
NOLA.com--11, Seahawks); S -Troy Polamalu- (No. 16, Steelers). Why it failed: The Saints brain trust entered the 2003 draft with a pair of first-round picks and a dilemma. The good news was they felt they were one or two impact defensive players away from - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:21:33 GMT+00:00
Troy Polamalu: Will Steelers Schedule Equal a Title for Star Safety? - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report---Troy Polamalu- and Company Are Trying To Make It Back to the Super Bowl, Will Their Schedule Help That Cause? Few teams have a more winnable schedule than the Pittsburgh Steelers. Any time you have matchups against teams like Arizona, Ca - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:31:20 GMT+00:00
Canton South grad Devon Torrence confident of NFL potential - Canton Repository Tweet this news
Canton Repository---Troy Polamalu- is one of the guys who has trained with Marv. I spoke to Troy, and he swore by him.” Torrence has studied his former Ohio State teammate Malcolm Jenkins, who was a first-round draft pick by the Saints in 2009. Torrence - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:04:58 GMT+00:00
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TheStreet.com--NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "-Troy Polamalu-" is a hot Internet search following news that Polamalu's No. 43 jersey was the top-seller in the past fiscal year, according to numbers obtained from the NFL by Sporting ... - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:24:34 GMT+00:00
NFL Schedule 2011, Troy Polamalu, Dwight Howard and Tuesday's Sports Stories - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--It's the day that football fans have come to love. It's a day that means nothing in the grand scheme of things, but for most football fans it's the simple reminder that the NFL is just around the corner. Today feels off. To - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:29:48 GMT+00:00
Eight sentenced for fake NHL, NFL jerseys - Bizjournals.com Tweet this news
Bizjournals.com--For example, Pittsburgh Steelers safety -Troy Polamalu- was No. 1 in the NFL jersey sales this year, and his authentic jersey goes for $284.99. Brand-protection firm MarkMonitor estimates that nearly 1.1 million suspicious jerseys are sol - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:57:45 GMT+00:00
Celebrating Pittsburgh at Bower Hill Elementary - Patch.com Tweet this news
Patch.com--Noonan engaged her students by using trading cards of -Troy Polamalu- and Hines Ward to discuss mathematics, geography, pop culture and philanthropy. Noting that Ward's trading card refers to him as the “soul of the team,” Noonan went - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:32:43 GMT+00:00

2003 NFL Draft :
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National Football League * NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team

Peyton Manning * Tom Brady * LaDainian Tomlinson * Shaun Alexander * Edgerrin James * Jamal Lewis * Lorenzo Neal * Marvin Harrison * Terrell Owens * Randy Moss * Torry Holt * Tony Gonzalez * Antonio Gates * Walter Jones * Orlando Pace * Jonathan Ogden * Willie Roaf * Alan Faneca * Will Shields * Steve Hutchinson * Larry Allen * Kevin Mawae * Olin Kreutz * Dwight Freeney * Jason Taylor * Michael Strahan * Julius Peppers * Warren Sapp * Kevin Williams * Richard Seymour * La'Roi Glover * Ray Lewis * Joey Porter * Derrick Brooks * Zach Thomas * Brian Urlacher * DeMarcus Ware * Champ Bailey * Charles Woodson * Ronde Barber * Ty Law * Ed Reed * Darren Sharper * Troy Polamalu * Brian Dawkins * Adam Vinatieri * David Akers * Shane Lechler * Brian Moorman * Joshua Cribbs * Dante Hall * Devin Hester * Bill Belichick * Tony Dungy

2003 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Carson Palmer * Charles Rogers * Andre Johnson * Dewayne Robertson * Terence Newman * Johnathan Sullivan * Byron Leftwich * Jordan Gross * Kevin Williams * Terrell Suggs * Marcus Trufant * Jimmy Kennedy * Ty Warren * Michael Haynes * Jerome McDougle * Troy Polamalu * Bryant Johnson * Calvin Pace * Kyle Boller * George Foster * Jeff Faine * Rex Grossman * Willis McGahee * Dallas Clark * William Joseph * Kwame Harris * Larry Johnson * Andre Woolfolk * Nick Barnett * Sammy Davis * Nnamdi Asomugha * Tyler Brayton

Pittsburgh Steelers First-round Draft selections

Bill Shakespeare (1936/ #3 overall) * Mike Basrak (1937/ #5) * Byron "Whizzer" White (1938/ #4) * Kay Eakin (1940/ #3) * Bill Dudley (1942/ #1) * Bill Daley (1943/ #7) * Johnny Podesto (1944/ #10) * Paul Duhart (1945/ #2) * Doc Blanchard (1946/ #3) * Hub Bechtol (1947/ #5) * Dan Edwards (1948/ #9) * Bobby Gage (1949/ #6) * Lynn Chandnois (1950/ #8) * Butch Avinger (1951/ #9) * Ed Modzelewski (1952/ #6) * Ted Marchibroda (1953/ #5) * Johnny Lattner (1954/ #7) * Frank Varrichione (1955/ #6) * Gary Glick (1956/ #1) * Art Davis (1956/ #5) * Len Dawson (1957/ #5) * Jack Spikes (1960/ #6) * Bob Ferguson (1962/ #5) * Paul Martha (1964/ #10) * Dick Leftridge (1966/ #3) * Mike Taylor (1968/ #10) * Joe Greene (1969/ #4) * Terry Bradshaw (1970/ #1) * Frank Lewis (1971/ #8) * Franco Harris (1972/ #13) * J. T. Thomas (1973/ #4) * Lynn Swann (1974/ #21) * Dave Brown (1975/ #26) * Bennie Cunningham (1976/ #28) * Robin Cole (1977/ #21) * Ron Johnson (1978/ #22) * Greg Hawthorne (1979/ #28) * Mark Malone (1980/ #28) * Keith Gary (1981/ #17) * Walter Abercrombie (1982/ #12) * Gabriel Rivera (1983/ #21) * Louis Lipps (1984/ #23) * Darryl Sims (1985/ #20) * John Rienstra (1986/ #9) * Rod Woodson (1987/ #10) * Aaron Jones (1988/ #18) * Tim Worley (1989/ #7) * Tom Ricketts (1989/ #24) * Eric Green (1990/ #21) * Huey Richardson (1991/ #15) * Leon Searcy (1992/ #11) * Deon Figures (1993/ #23) * Charles Johnson (1994/ #17) * Mark Bruener (1995/ #27) * Jamain Stephens (1996/ #29) * Chad Scott (1997/ #24) * Alan Faneca (1998/ #26) * Troy Edwards (1999/ #13) * Plaxico Burress (2000/ #8) * Casey Hampton (2001/ #19) * Kendall Simmons (2002/ #30) * Troy Polamalu (2003/ #16) * Ben Roethlisberger (2004/ #11) * Heath Miller (2005/ #30) * Santonio Holmes (2006/ #25) * Lawrence Timmons (2007/ #15) * Rashard Mendenhall (2008/ #23) * Evander Hood (2009/ #32) * Maurkice Pouncey (2010/ #18)

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XL Champions

3 Jeff Reed * 7 Ben Roethlisberger * 8 Tommy Maddox * 11 Quincy Morgan * 16 Charlie Batch * 17 Chris Gardocki * 20 Bryant McFadden * 21 Ricardo Colclough * 22 Duce Staley * 23 Tyrone Carter * 24 Ike Taylor * 26 Deshea Townsend * 27 Willie Williams * 28 Chris Hope * 29 Chidi Iwuoma * 31 Mike Logan * 34 Verron Haynes * 35 Dan Kreider * 36 Jerome Bettis * 39 Willie Parker * 42 John Kuhn * 43 Troy Polamalu * 46 Arnold Harrison * 50 Larry Foote * 51 James Farrior * 53 Clark Haggans * 54 Rian Wallace * 55 Joey Porter * 56 Chukky Okobi * 57 Clint Kriewaldt * 60 Greg Warren * 64 Jeff Hartings * 66 Alan Faneca * 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen * 68 Chris Kemoeatu * 72 Barrett Brooks * 73 Kendall Simmons * 76 Chris Hoke * 77 Marvel Smith * 78 Max Starks * 79 Trai Essex * 80 Cedrick Wilson * 81 Sean Morey * 82 Antwaan Randle El * 83 Heath Miller * 84 Jerame Tuman * 85 Nate Washington * 86 Hines Ward (MVP) * 89 Lee Mays * 90 Travis Kirschke * 91 Aaron Smith * 92 James Harrison * 94 Andre Frazier * 96 Shaun Nua * 98 Casey Hampton * 99 Brett Keisel

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLIII Champions

2 Dennis Dixon * 3 Jeff Reed * 4 Byron Leftwich * 7 Ben Roethlisberger * 9 Daniel Sepulveda * 10 Santonio Holmes (MVP) * 13 Marvin Allen * 14 Limas Sweed * 15 Martin Nance * 16 Charlie Batch * 17 Mitch Berger * 20 Bryant McFadden * 21 Mewelde Moore * 22 William Gay * 23 Tyrone Carter * 24 Ike Taylor * 25 Ryan Clark * 26 Deshea Townsend * 27 Anthony Smith * 28 Justin Vincent * 29 Ryan Mundy * 30 Roy Lewis * 31 Fernando Bryant * 33 Gary Russell * 34 Rashard Mendenhall * 37 Anthony Madison * 38 Carey Davis * 39 Willie Parker * 43 Troy Polamalu * 49 Sean McHugh * 50 Larry Foote * 51 James Farrior * 53 Bruce Davis * 54 Andre Frazier * 55 Patrick Bailey * 55 Mike Humpal * 56 LaMarr Woodley * 57 Keyaron Fox * 60 Greg Warren * 61 Jared Retkofsky * 62 Justin Hartwig * 64 Doug Legursky * 65 Jeremy Parquet * 66 Tony Hills * 67 Kyle Clement * 68 Chris Kemoeatu * 69 Jason Capizzi * 71 Scott Paxson * 72 Darnell Stapleton * 73 Kendall Simmons * 74 Willie Colon * 76 Chris Hoke * 77 Marvel Smith * 78 Max Starks * 79 Trai Essex * 81 Dallas Baker * 83 Heath Miller * 84 Dezmond Sherrod * 85 Nate Washington * 86 Hines Ward * 88 Jon Dekker * 89 Matt Spaeth * 90 Travis Kirschke * 91 Aaron Smith * 92 James Harrison * 93 Nick Eason * 94 Lawrence Timmons * 95 Donovan Woods * 96 Orpheus Roye * 97 Arnold Harrison * 98 Casey Hampton * 99 Brett Keisel

2006 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Peyton Manning * RB Edgerrin James * FB Lorenzo Neal * WR Marvin Harrison * WR Chad Johnson * TE Antonio Gates
OT Willie Anderson * OT Willie Roaf * G Alan Faneca * G Will Shields * C Jeff Saturday
DefenseDE Dwight Freeney * DE Jason Taylor * DT Jamal Williams * DT Marcus Stroud
OLB Cato June * OLB Shawne Merriman * ILB Al Wilson
CB Champ Bailey * CB Deltha O'Neal * FS Bob Sanders * SS Troy Polamalu
Special TeamsP Brian Moorman * PK Shayne Graham * KR Jerome Mathis * ST Hanik Milligan

2007 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Peyton Manning * RB LaDainian Tomlinson * FB Lorenzo Neal * WR Andre Johnson * WR Chad Johnson * TE Antonio Gates
OT Willie Anderson * OT Jonathan Ogden * G Alan Faneca * G Will Shields * C Jeff Saturday
DefenseDE Jason Taylor * DE Aaron Schobel * DT Richard Seymour * DT Jamal Williams
OLB Adalius Thomas * OLB Shawne Merriman * ILB Al Wilson
CB Champ Bailey * CB Rashean Mathis * FS Ed Reed * SS Troy Polamalu
Special TeamsP Brian Moorman * PK Nate Kaeding * KR Justin Miller * ST Kassim Osgood

2008 AP NFL All-Pro Team

Offense: QB Peyton Manning * RB Adrian Peterson * RB Michael Turner * FB Le'Ron McClain * WR Andre Johnson * WR Larry Fitzgerald * TE Tony Gonzalez
OT Jordan Gross * OT Michael Roos * G Steve Hutchinson * G Chris Snee * C Kevin Mawae
Defense: DE Jared Allen * DE Justin Tuck * DT Albert Haynesworth * DT Kevin Williams * OLB James Harrison * OLB DeMarcus Ware * ILB Ray Lewis * ILB Jon Beason * CB Nnamdi Asomugha * CB Cortland Finnegan * FS Ed Reed * SS Troy Polamalu
Special Teams P Shane Lechler * PK Stephen Gostkowski * KR Leon Washington

2009 Pro Bowl AFC Starters

OffenseQB Peyton Manning * RB Thomas Jones * FB Le'Ron McClain * WR Andre Johnson * WR Brandon Marshall * TE Tony Gonzalez
OT Joe Thomas * OT Jason Peters * G Alan Faneca * G Kris Dielman * C Kevin Mawae
DefenseDE Mario Williams * DE Dwight Freeney * DT Albert Haynesworth * DT Kris Jenkins
OLB James Harrison * OLB Joey Porter * ILB Ray Lewis
CB Nnamdi Asomugha * CB Cortland Finnegan * FS Ed Reed * SS Troy Polamalu
Special TeamsP Shane Lechler * PK Stephen Gostkowski * KR Leon Washington * ST Brendon Ayanbadejo

NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award from the Associated Press

1971: Page * 1972: Greene * 1973: Anderson * 1974: Greene (x2) * 1975: Blount * 1976: Lambert * 1977: Martin * 1978: Gradishar * 1979: Selmon * 1980: Hayes * 1981: Taylor * 1982: Taylor (x2) * 1983: Betters * 1984: Easley * 1985: Singletary * 1986: Taylor (x3) * 1987: White * 1988: Singletary (x2) * 1989: Millard * 1990: Smith * 1991: Swilling * 1992: Kennedy * 1993: Woodson * 1994: D. Sanders * 1995: Paup * 1996: Smith (x2) * 1997: Stubblefield * 1998: White (x2) * 1999: Sapp * 2000: Lewis * 2001: Strahan * 2002: Brooks * 2003: Lewis (x2) * 2004: Reed * 2005: Urlacher * 2006: Taylor * 2007: B. Sanders * 2008: Harrison * 2009: Woodson

Joe Greene Great Performance Award * Steeler Rookie of the Year

1984: Lipps * 1985: Newsome * 1986: Henton * 1987: Hall * 1988: Williams * 1989: Lake * 1990: Green * 1991: Cooper * 1992: Perry * 1993: Brown * 1994: Morris * 1995: Stewart * 1996: Witman * 1997: Scott * 1998: Faneca * 1999: Edwards * 2000: Kreider * 2001: Bell * 2002: Simmons * 2003: Polamalu * 2004: Roethlisberger * 2005: Miller * 2006: Holmes * 2007: Sepulveda * 2008: Bailey * 2009: Wallace

'Madden NFL cover athletes

English versions99: Garrison Hearst * 00: Barry Sanders / Dorsey Levens * 01: Eddie George * 02: Daunte Culpepper * 03: Marshall Faulk * 04: Michael Vick
05
: Ray Lewis * 06: Donovan McNabb * 07: Shaun Alexander * 08: Vince Young * 09: Brett Favre * 10: Troy Polamalu & Larry Fitzgerald
11
: Drew Brees
Spanish versions08: Luis Castillo * 09: Roberto Garza



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