As a sports blogger, I found myself rather annoyed a couple years ago after the Pittsburgh Steelers were scheduled to play on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve all in the same season. And to top it all off, it had been the second time in a row that the Steelers were asked to play on Christmas.
Head coach Mike Tomlin, as he usually does, has a different perspective. With his team preparing to host the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving in just a few days’ time, he was asked, particularly in this climate, what it means for him and his team to have the opportunity to play in front of their fans, and in front of the nation, on a holiday in which we normally get together, but which this year, many will not be able to.