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Polamalu Wants To Change Name

Steelers Safety Petitions To Use Mother's Maiden Name

He's the same player with the same name, but now he's making it legal.

Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is petitioning to keep the name he has been using for the past 15 years.

His legal name is Troy Benjamin Aumua.

Polamalu is his mother’s maiden name that he began to use when his parents divorced.

The official name change is set to take place on the morning of Jan. 31.

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