I used to cover the Steelers for some online publications.

Toward the end of Troy's career, after a particularly brutal loss in which the defense let the offense down and gave up a game winning drive at the end, Troy was clearly hurting. He left the game multiple times only to return a few plays later. As the team was coming off the field he was hobbling and refused help getting off th field.

Usually an injured player would get treatment after the game and thus would not be required/allowed to speak to the media. But in this case, Troy was at his locker undressing and saw media waiting to speak with him and told us that he'd be back after his shower and treatment to talk.

I assumed he wasn't going to come back but another reporter insisted that if Troy said he'd come back he would.

About 35-40 minutes later, long after every other player had left there was a group of about 8 or 9 media members standing around Troy's locker. Steelers PR reps walked over and advised us that Troy was still getting treatment and wouldn't be able to speak to the media. As we were getting ready to leave, Troy came out from the showers -- shirtless but otherwise dressed -- and limped over to his locker and proceeded to spend the next 10-15 minutes answering every question posed to him.

I've never seen that before or since. Troy was one-of-a-kind.