Troy Polamalu is one of the greatest Pittsburgh Steelers of all time, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Defensive Player of the Year who was a key cog in some of the great Steelers defenses in the 2000s and 2010s under Dick LeBeau. But Polamalu almost wasn’t a Steeler, as the team almost signed Super Bowl MVP Dexter Jackson to a contract before drafting Polamalu.
During an appearance on the All Things Covered podcast with Patrick Peterson and Bryant McFadden, former Steelers GM Kevin Colbert revealed that the team almost signed Jackson before trading up to draft Polamalu during the 2003 offseason.