Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has long held a reputation for being a players’ coach—a reputation amongst his own players, and amongst players around the league. That reputation has been well-earned, and is in part fueled by his ability to instill in his players from the top of the roster to the bottom that they all have the opportunity to contribute.
When he tells his incoming class of rookie undrafted free agents that they have the chance to make the roster, he can point fingers around the locker room to pick out all of the players that have made it, and are still here, taking that path.