There are NFL assistant coaches who can go their entire careers and not coach a Hall of Fame player. Then there is Darryl Drake. He spent the past five seasons coaching Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who very likely will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer once he retires. In his new job with the Steelers, Drake inherited Antonio Brown, who very well could do the same.
Not bad gigs if you can get them.
“I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to do that, to work with guys with that kind of talent and ability,” said Drake, who was hired earlier this spring to take over for Richard Mann.