If you thought rapper’s grills were expensive, check out the tag on Troy Polamalu’s hair.

The long, flowing black hair that tumbles out of Polamalu’s helmet and down his back – it’s nearly three feet long – has been insured for $1 million by Head and Shoulders, the shampoo brand that is endorsed by the Pittsburgh Steelers safety.

The insurance was obtained through Lloyd’s of London, which did not reveal what must be done to Polamalu’s hair for anyone to collect on the policy (Fox Sports).

Hey, if he’s ever out of cash in a basement poker game, all he needs is a pair of scissors.

Just 12 starts into his big league career, Stephen Strasburg has gone the way of many young pitchers these days – probable Tommy John surgery.

Why is this such a new era epidemic? What happened to rubber arms like Cy Young, Nolan Ryan and even recent retirees Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux?

For Strasburg, there seems to be two options: he could come back completely healthy and throwing even harder. But on the other hand, he’s only 21-years-old and already requiring the ligament switch. Tommy John was 31-years-old and 12 seasons in to his career before requiring the surgery.

First, here are some big league pitchers who’s careers turned out just fine despite having the surgery before turning 30:
• A.J. Burnett (post surgery: 79-65, 4.00 ERA)
• Josh Johnson (post surgery: 33-11, 2.98 ERA, including 2.28 ERA in 2010)
• Joakim Soria (post surgery: 125 saves, 2.02 ERA in just four big league seasons)
• Randy Wolf (post surgery: 46-35, 4.25 ERA since 2006)
• Matt Morris (post surgery: 102-78, 4.21 ERA)
• Billy Koch (post surgery: four straight seasons, 1999-2002 of 30+ saves)
• Shaun Marcum (post surgery: 11-7 with 3.61 ERA in 2010)

But to me, it always comes back to Kerry Wood, who was never close to his 1998 form after requiring Tommy John surgery before the next season. My opinion: the Bleacher Report nails it in dubbing Strasburg a “Kerry Wood Clone.” Strasburg may recover fine and have a successful career, but I doubt we’ll ever see the same mind-boggling kid who blew everyone away in 2010.

It starts with the classic last name, which could very well be shared with former Seattle great, Shawn Kemp.

But Kevin Kemp, a.k.a. “The Golden Child,” is an up-and-coming dunking legend, along with being the self-proclaimed “highest jumper on the TFB.”

From viral reports, he’s just over six feet tall and 20 years old. Mad skills.

Probably the first positive footage of a Phillies fan in the past decade. Great catch – and not even close to dropping his food and drink – but that’s gonna leave a serious bruise.

How was this video so overlooked? Oh yeah – Durham Bulls baseball. Got it. Even Kevin Costner understands. Hey, it was better than Waterworld.

Well, Fernando Perez certainly remembers a lot from his Cotillion classes as a child – that or he’s obsessed with Johhny Depp. Either way, excellent manners shown with the hat tip before putting this poor Charlotte Knights catcher to shame.