Future HOFer Troy Polamalu retires

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• carlos_spiceyweiner

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  9 years ago

  I'm a Steeler fan since the mid 70's. He was a great player, one of my all time favorites.
• grand1511

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  9 years ago

  Did he cut his hair before this decline?
• carlos_spiceyweiner

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  9 years ago

  No. Still has the long hair.
• GoVikings

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  9 years ago

  So glad he didn't play for any other team
• carlos_spiceyweiner

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  9 years ago

  Same here, GoVikings. I hate it when guys with great careers try to extend their stay in the NFL with a 1 year move to another team. I understand they want the money, and the NFL is a business, but I still prefer the greats to stick to a single team.
• whodey

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  9 years ago

  My feelings are mixed on this subject.
  
  As a Bengals fan I think this will make things a little easier for my team.
  
  However, as a fan of the sport in general, it is sad to see such a talented player leave the game.
• tumblingdice

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  9 years ago

  Even as a Giants diehard Troy will be sorely missed.I can't think of a player that left more of himself on the field than him.Fuck Pete Carroll.
• jackslash

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  9 years ago

  Steelers! Steelers! Steelers!
  
• Clubber

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  9 years ago

  What's this? "Toasting" a quitter?
  
  Seriously. having watched many greats move on to other teams when they should have hung it up, refreshing to see him retire gracefully.
  
  
  
• ATACdawg

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  9 years ago

  I have bled black and gold for 30 years and I am sorry to see him go. Too many injuries the last couple of years, mostly because of the punishing way that he played. As much as I will miss watching him, I'm glad that he has gotten out while he can still walk and has at least most of his brain intact.
  
  He was a perfect fit for Steelers football and a fan favorite. It says a lot about the man that he elected to retire at this point rather than stretch it out.
  
  
• Papi_Chulo

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  9 years ago

  I remember him from USC and actually saw him play live down here in Miami when USC beat Oklahoma for the national championship back in the 2000s.
  
  He was a very physical player and I was astonished when I first found out he was just 208 pounds.
  
• sflguy123

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  9 years ago

  I really don't think he had a choice but to retire. Pittsburgh wasn't gonna keep him and giving how much his game has dimished I don't really see that a lot of teams would have been interested.
  
  Hines Ward tried to keep going after Pitt but found no takers.
• ime

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  9 years ago

  Very good player in his prime and when healthy, he was a shell of himself last 5 years or so due to injury and age but he had to be a great steadying influence for the steelers.