Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame safety Troy Polamalu was one of the most exciting players to watch on the field because you were never quite sure what he was going to do. It also made him one of the most frustrating—mostly to his opponents, but also sometimes to his coaches.
And to the quarterbacks he went up against in practice. While hosting former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher on his Footbahlin’ podcast, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger helped relay a story from early in his career when Polamalu got on his nerves on the field.
“He would do the card defense just to get extra reps.