While the Pittsburgh Steelers had slim odds to snag Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes in the 2017 NFL Draft, general manager Kevin Colbert held him in the highest regards. At least, according to Mike Tomlin. In his weekly interview with Steelers.com’s Bob Labriola, Tomlin revealed Mahomes was the apple of Colbert’s eye.
“I remember specifically that Kevin Colbert was extremely high on him,” Tomlin told Labriola. “You know, I was halfway paying attention, because we had Ben Roethlisberger kind of in his prime at that time, and so it was window shopping for me.”
While Mahomes has turned out to be a generational quarterback, he was a polarizing player coming out of college.