Arthur Smith is in rare territory. Fired in January, he still won’t have missed an Atlanta Falcons game by the time Week 1 is through. Hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers as their next offensive coordinator, Smith is travelling down to Georgia this weekend to coach on the visiting sideline. Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden can relate facing your former team and offered the mindset Smith is working with this Sunday.
“I gotta go back and play my ex-team. Even Super Bowl 37, going back up against my old team, the emotions are just freakin’ awesome,” Gruden said via his YouTube channel.