Mike Tomlin’s love affair with the game of football, the why in getting Aaron Rodgers, a reload on defense, new toys for the 2025 season and explains his addiction to winning that keeps him coming back.

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Football, Society & Culture, Sports

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🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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When MIke Tomlin wants to sit down and chop it up, you soak it in and try to take in all his words and wisdom. In this can't-miss 2025 training camp special —Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder, and Fred Taylor—make their annual trip to Latrobe for a powerful, wide-ranging sit-down with Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, just weeks away from one of the most anticipated seasons in franchise history. Tomlin pulls back the curtain on what it’s like coaching Aaron Rodgers, now in black and gold and laser-focused at another shot at a Super Bowl. From the moment Rodgers walked into the building, the standard didn’t change—it elevated. Coach T talks leadership dynamics, the merging of legacies, key pick ups adding star power on both offense and defense and how he's building a locker room that can support both the present and the future. It's a true Sunday service with Coach's honesty and gems dropped as the guys go deep into what Rodgers still brings at age 41, the lessons learned from past seasons, and why this year may look a little different but rooted in the same core principles. Tomlin also reflects on his longevity in the league, the evolution of his leadership style, and the pressure—and privilege—of chasing greatness in a city that demands it. His love affair with football and what drives him each day is shared and he even reveals some secrets that will make the football world say- ohhh now I get it! Tap in now for the full conversation with Mike T as the guys peel back the layers of one of the most respected figures in sports. Video version available on our Pivot YouTube and don't forget to like and comment! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When Mike Tomlin wants to sit down and chop it up, then you sit your butt down and you chop it up.
0:04.8	Coach has a huge smile on his face. It's probably because of the new roster additions, but I think
0:10.0	it's also the challenge of leading them. And he hears it, right? The outside noise about playoff
0:15.5	failure. And listening to his answer, he really couldn't care less. This offseason, it was important for him to
0:22.1	know Aaron Rogers' why. And he chuckles to himself now when D.K. Metcalfz zooms past him on the practice
0:28.2	field. And he's like, oh yeah, D.K. plays for us. And then he laughs when he thinks about the sibling-like
0:33.8	rivalry between Jail and Ramsey, Joey Porter Jr., and Darius Slay, his three top corners.
0:40.0	And then he gets excited when he thinks of the prospect of seeing those three men lock up man-to-man.
0:45.7	He gets it, his team needs to win, and they need to win big in the playoffs.
0:49.7	And he thinks that this roster has everything it takes to do so.
0:53.4	The Pivot Training Camp tour stops in LaTrobe, Pennsylvania, where they treat us like family,
0:58.4	mostly because we are.
1:00.2	Oh, wait, if you, like me, wondered why they didn't draft the quarterback earlier,
1:05.1	let's just say Mike T might have known a little something.
1:08.1	Now sit back and enjoy this special Sunday conversation with Channing Crowder's favorite head coach, Mike Tomlin. How Jordan doing, man? He's doing well, coach. Good. Tell him a dude, I say, what's up? I will, man. He'll appreciate that. It was so funny to do that night before the pro day dinner with him. I felt bad because i was i ain't get other kids enough
1:29.5	time me and him was just you know he said that he was sitting next to the other players and they
1:35.4	were like hey man that's mike t and he's like shit it's like my uncle dude hey what you do bro
1:41.6	like seeing him around here running around and then now he...
1:44.5	It's surreal, man.
1:45.9	Like...
1:46.6	Any other guys?
1:47.9	Any other players in a league that's been around here?
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