You know you’ve been coaching a long time when the men you used to coach are now holding a clipboard and headset themselves. Byron Leftwich went from playing for Mike Tomlin to now coaching against him this Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. Speaking to reporters Thursday, Leftwich was asked what he learned about Tomlin during his time with the Steelers.
“Mike T’s a unique, special guy, man,” he said via the Bucs’ YouTube channel. “That is all you can really say. I learned so much from him. I can’t have more respect for the coach and the human being than I have for a coach or a player or really a person.