PITTSBURGH (AP) — When Troy Polamalu was chosen by his teammates as the Steelers’ most valuable player, one of their defensive starters spoke out against the selection.
Troy Polamalu wasn’t happy with the vote.
Polamalu doesn’t believe in such awards, saying they give too much attention to individual players when football is a team sport that requires every component to be functioning well.
While Polamalu prefers to be just another face in the crowd, that’s hardly possible given the season he’s having. He is arguably the NFL’s most disruptive defensive player, one whose presence forces quarterbacks to deviate from their normal thinking and opposing coaches to alter their game plans.
And oddsmakers to adjust betting lines, something few NFL defensive players have forced them to do.
