Harrison and Polamalu named All-Pro

Steelers linebacker James Harrison and safety Troy Polamalu were both named first-team All-Pro on Friday.
 
It is the first time that Harrison has received the honor and the second time for Polamalu.
 
Both players were voted to the Pro Bowl team earlier this year and Harrison was recently named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year.
 
 "To get the whole swath in one year, that's great," said Harrison.
 
 
92 JAMES HARRISON
9/7 vs. Houston:Played in his 24th consecutive game and made his 18th consecutive start at OLB…led the team with 10 tackles (seven solo) and three sacks for losses of 20-yards…forced a fumble in the fourth quarter which was recovered by LaMarr Woodley and led to a FG that put the Steelers up 38-10…had one solo tackle on special teams…9/14 at Cleveland:Started his 19th consecutive game at OLB…finished with four solo tackles and three QB pressures…had three tackles (one solo) on special teams…9/21 at Philadelphia:Started his 20th consecutive game at OLB…finished with five tackles (four solo) and tied LaMarr Woodley for the team lead with three QB pressures…9/29 vs. Baltimore:Started his 21st consecutive game at OLB…led the team with eight solo tackles, 2.5 sacks and two quarterback pressures…forced a Joe Flacco fumble in the third quarter that was recovered by LaMarr Woodley for a touchdown…had one solo tackle on special teams…10/5 at Jacksonville:Started his 22nd consecutive game at OLB…finished with four solo tackles, including a key six-yard sack and forced fumble of David Garrard on the Jaguars final possession...key contributor in limiting the Jaguars to only 213 total yards of offense on 54 plays (3.9 avg.)…10/19 at Cincinnati:Made his 23rd consecutive start at OLB…finished second (tied) on the team with eight tackles (six solo)…recorded two sacks of Ryan Fitzpatrick to give him 8.5 for the season, tying his career high established in 2007…led the team with five QB pressures and added one pass defense…10/26 vs. New York Giants:Made his 24th consecutive start at OLB…had two assisted tackles…led the team with a season-high seven QB pressures…handled the team's long snapping duties after Greg Warren left the game with a knee injury…had two solo tackles on special teams…11/3 at Washington:Made his 25th consecutive start at OLB…finished with nine tackles (five solo)…had 1.5 sacks, giving him 10 for the season, a new career high…had two solo tackles on special teams…11/9 vs. Indianapolis:Made his 26th consecutive start at OLB…finished with a season-high 11 tackles (eight solo)…surpassed 200 tackles for his career (204)…had one sack and five QB pressures…recorded one solo tackle on special teams…11/16 vs. San Diego:Played in his 70th career game…finished with five tackles (two solo)…his second quarter sack of Philip Rivers forced a fumble in the end zone that resulted in a safety…notched his first interception at the end of the first half and returned it 33 yards…had one pass defense…had three QB pressures…11/20 vs. Cincinnati:Made his 35th career start at OLB…finished with five tackles (four solo)…11/30 at New England:Made his 29th consecutive start at OLB…finished with eight tackles (six solo)…recorded two sacks to extend his team-leading total to 14…forced two fumbles, his fifth and sixth of the season…recorded one solo tackle on special teams…12/7 vs. Dallas:Made his 30th consecutive start at OLB…finished with seven tackles (six solo), one sack, two quarterback pressures and one forced fumble…his sack gave him 15 for the season, tying him with Mike Merriweather for the most in a single-season in franchise history…his forced fumble on that same play gave him seven for the season, breaking his career high of six set last season…had one solo tackle on special teams…12/14 at Baltimore:Made his 31st consecutive start at OLB…finished with seven tackles (one solo) and had three QB pressures…12/21 at Tennessee:Played in his 75th career game and made his 32nd consecutive start at OLB…finished with seven tackles (three solo), which gave him 100 tackles in a season for the first time in his career…had one QB pressure…his sack of Kerry Collins in the third quarter gave him 16 for the season,breaking the team's single-season record previously shared with Mike Merriweather…12/28 vs. Cleveland:Was inactive due to a hip injury, ending his streak of 32 consecutive starts.
 
 
43 TROY POLAMALU
9/7 vs. Houston:Made his 57th career start at SS…registered four solo tackles…recorded his 11th career interception, and his first since October 26, 2006, when he picked off Matt Schaub in the second quarter, leading to a Hines Ward touchdown reception and a 21-0 Steelers lead…9/14 at Cleveland:Made his 58th career start at SS…finished with six tackles (four solo) and one pass defense…recorded his second interception of the season as time ran out in the second quarter to end a potential Browns scoring drive and returned it for 12 yards…9/21 at Philadelphia:Made his 59th career start in his 75th career game at SS…finished with five tackles (four solo)…his third quarter interception marked his third consecutive game with an interception, the longest such streak of his career…9/29 vs. Baltimore:Made his 60th career start and eight tackles (seven solo) and one pass defense…10/5 at Jacksonville:Made his 61st career start at SS…finished with six tackles (two solo)…key contributor in a secondary which limited the Jaguars to only 175 yards net passing…10/19 at Cincinnati:Started his sixth consecutive game at SS…finished with five solo tackles…left the game early due to a head injury…10/26 vs. New York Giants:Made his seventh consecutive start at SS…finished with four tackles (two solo) and one pass defense…11/3 at Washington:Made his eighth consecutive start at SS…finished with three tackles (two solo) and two pass defenses…11/9 vs. Indianapolis:Made his 65th career start at SS…finished with five tackles (four solo) and one pass defense…11/16 vs. San Diego:Made his 10th consecutive start at SS…finished with three solo tackles…recorded his fourth interception of the season on the game's opening drive and returned it four yards…11/20 vs. Cincinnati:Made his 11th consecutive start at SS…finished with eight tackles (six solo)…tied a career high with his fifth interception of the year, which he returned for 19 yards late in the fourth quarter to secure the victory…11/30 at New England:Made his 12th consecutive start at SS…finished with six tackles (four solo) and had a team-high three pass defenses…established a career high when he recorded his sixth interception of the season in the fourth quarter by picking off a Matt Cassel pass and returning it 23 yards…12/7 vs. Dallas:Made his 13th consecutive start at SS…finished with a season-high 10 tackles (seven solo)…recorded his NFL-best seventh interception of the season…extended his streak to a career-high four consecutive games with an interception…12/14 at Baltimore:Made his 70th career start at SS…finished with two tackles (one solo) and one pass defense…12/21 at Tennessee:Made his 15th consecutive start at SS…finished with nine tackles (four solo)…12/28 vs. Cleveland:Made his 16th consecutive start at SS…finished with three tackles (two solo) and had one pass defense.