No one in Pittsburgh wants to see Polamalu get cut and try to finish his career in another uniform, but the Steelers don’t want to pay a lot of money for an aging, slowing veteran this season, and they’d save $3.6 million on their 2015 salary cap if Polamalu is not on the roster. The best option, from the Steelers’ perspective, may be for Polamalu to decide on his own to walk away.

 

Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says the Steelers would prefer for Polamalu to retire, so they don’t have to go through the awkward situation of cutting a loyal veteran and fan favorite. The Steelers are in good enough cap shape that they don’t have to cut Polamalu, but according to Bouchette it’s “90 percent he’s not gonna be back.”

 

Steelers may want Polamalu to retire so they don?t have to cut him | ProFootballTalk

Not For Long...

There is no "may".

I assume he is gone then?

@spindoc

Well, several of the reporters that you can rely on say that it's a done deal.

 

In my opinion, this is one of the major reasons that Lebeau is gone. I don't think he would have been able to make the tough decision. I think that Butler was basically given the mandate from either the GM, Tomlin, Rooney or a combination of all of them.

If that is the case then we should see serious consideration of Troy in Tennessee, right?

Steelers should hire him to coach the safeties.

Steelers should hire him to coach the safeties.

 

Yep, he could whip doc's favorite Steeler into shape.

Yep, he could whip doc's favorite Steeler into shape.

It was his groin guys. He's gonna be great this year. Just great.

I'm all for the retirement of Polamalu.