Football is a business. We hear that all the time whenever a team or a player makes a decision that isn’t great for the other side. But it’s a business in every sense of the word—including the relationship business. That’s the kind of business that was at the heart of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ success in the 2000s.
At least that’s how former Steelers safety Ryan Clark feels about that era of the team. Rooted in his deeply-felt, brotherly bond with Troy Polamalu, he believes that was a catalyst for a wider impact throughout the team.
“We developed a relationship to where I wanted to see him do well more than I wanted to see myself [do well] and vice versa, and then we all got that”, he said on the Varsity House podcast last month.