Mike Tomlin is a no-nonsense kind of coach and has rarely wavered from that mentality. So when Tomlin’s Pittsburgh Steelers were ordered to participate in HBO’s “Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North,” you can only imagine his reaction.
Cameras tend to change how a person acts, especially in the age of going viral. But, for Tomlin, it’s the opposite.
“It’s kinda been a nonissue for me and for us,” Tomlin said Thursday on The Pat McAfee Show. “I just go about my normal business. [HBO’s] agenda is a little bit different than ours. Our business, man, is winning football games. I try to just remain focused on that.”
“More than anything, I want the guys to mirror the behavior that I display. I’m not gonna not be myself or be different under those circumstances. I think that’s when it becomes a distraction. So I’m focused on being my normal self and I think the players have done the same thing as well.”
“Hard Knocks” began filming on-site last month and airs on HBO Max on Tuesdays at 9 p.m.
It’s been AWESOME to watch you on Hard Knocks..
“It’s really been a non issue for us and we just go about our normal business..
I’m always gonna be myself and the players have done the same thing as well” ~ @CoachTomlin #PMSLive #HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/srfrVgd2eN
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 12, 2024
