Everyone thought it was going to be Russ Grimm. Or maybe Ken Whisenhunt. At the time, Mike Tomlin being named the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach was an upset. He was largely an unknown and became the youngest head coach in football. Reflecting back on that time, Tomlin admits he didn’t think he was going to get the job. And the comfort he had because of that is probably what got him hired.
Tomlin joined the Flying Coach Podcast, hosted by NFL Network’s Peter Schrager and Rams’ head coach Sean McVay, to talk about what that process was like.