Oct 17th 2008 1:11PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Steelers, AFC NorthOn Wednesday, Troy Polamalu let it be known that he wasn’t happy. He doesn’t like the fines on his teammate Hines Ward, he isn’t a fan of the new rules that make the NFL a “pansy game,” and he sure isn’t thrilled the NFL is more concerned with making money than with the player’s safety.

As you can imagine, the statements made by the Steelers safety raised some heads at the corporate office, including Roger Goodell. The NFL commissioner said in an interview yesterday that while he appreciates Polamalu as a player, he doesn’t agree with any of the accusations about money being a bigger player in decision-making than player safety.
“I have a great deal of respect for him as a player, and obviously he has a right to his own views,” Goodell said Thursday during an interview on WBAL-AM. “But to say that this is about money and not the health of our players, I think is extremely disappointing when we spend as much time as we do with active players, reviewing our rules, reviewing techniques and making sure we make the game is as safe as possible.”
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