Though Teryl Austin offered a fair amount of color to how the Pittsburgh Steelers divide up the defensive play calling, recently retired Steelers DL Breiden Fehoko offered even more intel to how the system works between Austin, head coach Mike Tomlin, and the rest of the coaching staff.
“TA does call the plays,” Fehoko said of Austin during a Wednesday night interview with 93.7 The Fan’s Donny Chedrick. “Make no mistake, the coordinators call their plays. But I’d be sitting here lying to you, lying to the fans by saying that Mike Tomlin didn’t have his paws on that.