Dale Lolley: Why Troy Polamalu belongs in the Hall of Fame

For the better part of a decade, the debate raged between Steelers and Ravens fans over whose All-Pro safety was better, Troy Polamalu or Ed Reed.

Reed went into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year in his first year of eligibility, and there is some expectation that Polamalu will do the same this year.

Polamalu is one of two former Steelers players among this year's group of 15 finalists, joining guard Alan Faneca on that list. The vote will come Saturday, Feb. 1, in Miami, with the 48 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee deciding the fate of Polamalu and Faneca

I’ll be presenting both Polamalu and Faneca to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. This will largely be my five-minute speech for Polamalu, who is joined by former Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne as a finalist in his first year of eligibility.

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