Mark down Larry Fitzgerald as the latest former NFL player to give Mike Tomlin his flowers. After Cam Newton shouted him out yesterday, Fitzgerald praised the job Tomlin’s done in his 17 years as Steelers’ head coach.
Appearing on the Let’s Go podcast hosted by Jim Gray, Fitzgerald said fans who criticize Tomlin don’t understand the difficulty of winning in the NFL.
“It really bothers me to hear the slander of Coach Tomlin,” Fitzgerald told Gray. “And how ungrateful some of these fans, pundits can be. When you do something that consistent for that period of time in this league.