Sunday, Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers countered Brian Flores’ Minnesota Vikings defense. In another universe, the Dublin game could’ve been played with Flores still on the Steelers’ coaching staff.
When Mike Tomlin first reached out to Flores in 2022 after the latter was fired as the Miami Dolphins head coach, it wasn’t with the hope of hiring him. Then the conversation moved that way and Flores was tabbed as an assistant. Viewed as a one-year stopgap, Tomlin admits it could’ve led to a longer stay.
“Initially it was about getting a qualified coach back into the fold, and having the pleasure of his expertise,” Tomlin told Steelers.