Players make the coach. Bill Cowher’s success was certainly furthered by Troy Polamalu. Though the two were together for only the final few years of Cowher’s coaching career, Cowher helped mold a future Hall of Famer. Not that it was always simple. Joining the Second Act podcast hosted by former NFL defensive backs Roman Harper and Charles “Peanut” Tillman, Cowher shared several great stories of the fun – and difficulty – of coaching one of football’s smartest players like Polamalu.
“We’re playing Carson Palmer and the Bengals,” Cowher said. “Carson Palmer and Troy were roommates in college at USC.