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Rooney Says Butler, Not Tomlin, Makes Most Of Defensive Play Calls During Games

Who called the defensive plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers this past season? That seems to be the popular question these last several days and it was one that was asked of team president Art Rooney II Friday morning during his interview on 93.7 The Fan.

“Well, Keith Butler is obviously our defensive coordinator and Coach Tomlin as the head coach, like any head coach, has the right to be involved on both sides of the ball, which he is,” Rooney said. “And you know, Coach Tomlin came up as a defensive coach and I think he and Coach Butler work closely together on that.