Mike Tomlin no doubt knows all the tangible, X’s and O’s-related benefits newly hired Brian Flores will bring to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Flores is a bright defensive mind who helped devised a plan to shut down Lamar Jackson and the Ravens’ offense last year, something teams – including the Steelers – began to copy.
But expanding on all the reasons why he hired Flores, Tomlin said the decisions ran deeper than just football. Here’s what he said according to ESPN’s Brooke Pryor, who was on a Q&A call with Tomlin Sunday afternoon.
Flores appeared to be on his way to being out of the league this year.