The Pittsburgh Steelers, and specifically the Steelers under Head Coach Mike Tomlin, are a team that strives to treat its players with the respect that any adult deserves. Each player is afforded the opportunity to be an individual rather than a tool intended to serve a greater purpose. There are arguments to be made for the strengths and weaknesses of both methods, neither of which entirely invalidates the other.
Such a culture that the former approach brings, however, does allow for what we have seen in Pittsburgh in recent years with running back Le’Veon Bell and wide receiver Antonio Brown.