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NFL Players Still Turn to Religion for Solace

AP Photo/Gene Puskar
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu sits on the bench during the third quarter of a 15-9 win over the Atlanta Falcons during an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. After winning the Super Bowl in 2006, Polamalu, a devout Orthodox Christian, flew to Greece, living for four days in a 1,500-year-old monastery with Greek Orthodox monks.
Adoring fans carried star safety Troy Polamalu on their shoulders — passing him off, one to another, as though they could live through his efforts.

Such adulation during the parade downtown honoring the Steelers after their victory in Super Bowl XL in 2006 might have given someone else a bloated sense of entitlement.

Polamalu? He flew to Gree

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