Mike Tomlin put it in very clear terms for second-year tight end Christian Scotland-Williamson. Learn to block and there’s a spot on the roster.
Speaking to ESPN UK’s Nat Coombs recently, Scotland-Williamson discussed his relationship with Tomlin.
“Coach told me and put the challenge to me. Block a 4-3 defensive end and then I’ll have a job.”
A classic Tomlin anecdote. Clear, direct, and a little brutally honest. But size was what made Scotland-Williamson attractive to the Steelers. Listed at 6’9, 274, he has the ability to take on 4-3 ends of a similar statue.