The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens will enter a five-star matchup when they step into Acrisure Stadium this weekend. Lamar Jackson versus T.J. Watt. Patrick Queen against Derrick Henry. George Pickens battling Marlon Humphrey. There’s no shortage of star names.
But often, the player who decides the game is the one we’re not talking about. Think Isaac Redman, the understudy instead of the star. That’s the message Mike Tomlin is sending to all the backups, reserves, and non-pedigreed names that populate the majority of the Steelers roster.
“I’m sure at some point I’ll talk to guys about Isaac Redman being an undrafted free agent from Bowie [State],” Tomlin told reporters Tuesday.