The Pittsburgh Steelers report to training camp in less than three weeks. The players should be happy that it is 2024, not 1947. And that their coach is Mike Tomlin, not John “Jock” Sutherland.
That is not a commentary on Tomlin. The Steelers have one of the NFL’s most physical camps. Tomlin, who loves wearing black, long-sleeved shirts in extreme heat, would have his players at Saint Vincent College for six weeks if he could. Maybe more.
Unfortunately for him — and other coaches of like mind – the concessions NFL owners make while generally owning the NFLPA in CBA negotiations come at the expense of coaches like Tomlin.