PITTSBURGH -- Coach Mike Tomlin was still in the Baltimore Ravens' visitors locker room when he resolved to reshape the Pittsburgh Steelers' roster.
After the Steelers allowed 299 rushing yards -- including 186 to Derrick Henry -- in a 28-14 wild-card loss to Baltimore, Tomlin decided he needed to infuse the 2025 roster with physicality through free agency and the NFL draft.
"I doubt that I had even gotten in the shower yet [in Baltimore], to be quite honest with you," Tomlin told NFL Network in April. "As you guys can see, [it was a priority] to reestablish physicality and big-man presence.