Troy Polamalu
Career information High school: Winston (OR) Douglas College: Southern California NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 Debuted in 2003 for the Pittsburgh Steelers Career history Pittsburgh Steelers (2003–present) Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards NFL 8× Pro Bowl (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013) 5× All-Pro (2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011) 2× Super Bowl Champion (XL, XLIII) 3× AFC Champion (2005, 2008, 2010) AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2010) 5× AFC Defensive Player of the Week AFC Defensive Player of the Year (2010) NFL Alumni Player of the Year (2010) NFL 2000s All-Decade Team Joe Greene Great Performance Award (2003) Pittsburgh Steelers Rookie of the Year (2003) Pittsburgh Steelers Team MVP (2010) Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team College Consensus All-American (2002) 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2001, 2002) First-team All-American (2002) Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014 Tackles 770 Quarterback sacks 12.0 Interceptions 32 Forced fumbles 14 Touchdowns 3 Stats at NFL.com Stats at pro-football-reference.com Troy Aumua Polamalu (/ˌpoʊləˈmɑːluː/; born April 19, 1981), born Troy Aumua, is an American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and earned consensus All-American honors. He was chosen by the Steelers in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He has been a member of two of the Steelers' Super Bowl championship teams, and has been selected for the Pro Bowl eight times, and was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 and is considered by many as one of the best safeties to ever play the game.