Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has always been clear that he puts a special value on football players who already have NFL bloodlines. Just last year, he explained the importance.
“Football is less of a mystery for them. When someone in your close proximity is living that out, be it an older sibling or a parent, you see it. You know what it’s about. You understand it. I think that creates a higher potential floor and makes the acquisition less mystical.”
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman appears to share the same philosophy.