Mike Tomlin loves football. But he doesn’t love everything that surrounds football. With sports betting and fantasy sports growing by the year, Tomlin believes the game is losing some of its purity and focus. That’s highlighted by some of the chatter following Minkah Fitzpatrick’s game-sealing interception against the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday. A great moment for Fitzpatrick and the Steelers’ defense to secure victory, some fantasy owners and betters who were dismayed by Fitzpatrick’s decision to run out of bounds instead of running into the end zone for a defensive touchdown, impacting those audiences.
Appearing on the latest episode of his Mike Tomlin Show, Tomlin bemoaned the increased presence and popularity of those things.