Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Troy Polamalu and The Top 25 Defensive Players In Super Bowl History


PITTSBURGH, PA - JANUARY 23:  Troy Polamalu #43 and Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrate after they defeated the New York Jets 24 to 19 in the 2011 AFC Championship game at Heinz Field on January 23, 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Troy Polamalu was named the Associated Press' Defensive Player of the Year yesterday. 
On Sunday, the Steelers safety will become just the fourth man to play in the Super Bowl the same season he won the AP's annual defensive MVP award, joining Ray Lewis, Derrick Brooks, and his teammate James Harrison. 
That has us thinking. Where does Polamalu rank among all the great defenders to play in the Super Bowl?
It's an interesting concept, because as great as Ed Reed, Jason Taylor, Derrick  Thomas, Lee Roy Selmon, and Dick Butkus are/were, they never played on Super Sunday. 
We've ranked the top defenders EVER TO PLAY in a Super Bowl, taking into account their entire careers 

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