The jury is currently out on Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin. He has had a phenomenal career in the Steel City, but the team has only won three playoff games since the 2011 season began.
There have been talks in 2023 about his run potentially coming to an end, especially after losing three straight games in December. One thing that is well-known, however, is Tomlin’s ability to work as a player’s coach.
Football is the reason he goes to work every day, but he wholeheartedly wants his players to succeed off the field, and in life, as well.
A story from a former Steelers safety recently came out via the Blueprint Connect Podcast. Ryan Mundy detailed how Tomlin helped him during one of the darkest moments of his life. He was struggling with several different things when his career ended following the 2014 season. He talked a little bit about what he was going through.
“After I ended my career at the age of 31, I was dealing with all those conditions that I talked about. Stress, anxiety, depression, identity issues… Trying to figure out who I was when I couldn’t tackle somebody,” Mundy said.
Being a professional football player can be an extremely tough job. Someone is always looking to take your place and, unfortunately, some fans take their passion to an unnecessary level by ripping players on social media. Most recently, Steelers’ special teams ace, Miles Killebrew noted that he received death threats after a rough Week 13 performance against the Arizona Cardinals.