Mike Tomlin felt a certain obligation toward Brian Flores when he hired him in 2022 on his Pittsburgh Steelers staff. He gave him the title of senior defensive assistant, having been fired as head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Tomlin felt teams were not giving him a fair chance due to the pending lawsuit he has against the NFL.
And in just that short amount of time, Tomlin’s influence on Flores is apparent. We know that through Dean Lowry, now a member of the Steelers, who played under Flores last year as defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings.