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Mike Tomlin Recalls Meeting Troy Polamalu For The First Time

Mike Tomlin has countless great stories. His first meeting with Troy Polamalu is one of them. On this week’s edition of the Mike Tomlin Show with Bob Pompeani, Tomlin was asked about his favorite Pete Carroll story, the coach he’ll be competing against later tonight. Tomlin’s answer involved Carroll and Polamalu.

“I used to travel to LA years ago when I was a secondary coach with the Bucs and Pete Carroll and Monte Kiffin were really good friends,” Tomlins said. “Monte Kiffin was our coordinator and we’d go out to LA and spend a couple of days with Pete talking football and enjoying LA and working to get better.