Being a player in the NFL isn’t like any other job. In most lines of work, you probably aren’t encouraged to talk trash to your boss, but when it comes to being a player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Tomlin actually encourages it.
Calvin Austin III appeared on the Ed Block CourageCast on Friday and was asked about his favorite Tomlin story. He revealed some of the friendly banter that takes place throughout practice and how Tomlin is the instigator of the smack talk.
“He is definitely the first coach I had like this. During training camp, he was talking in the meeting, he was like, ‘Look, when I talk trash to you guys, I want you to talk trash back to me when you make a play,'” Austin said.