DK Metcalf might have just joined his new club this week, however he has had a reference to Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin because the earliest days of his NFL profession.
Talking in an interview with Steelers reporter Missi Matthews, Metcalf recalled a gathering he had with coach Tomlin on the 2019 scouting mix, at which level the long-tenured chief was even then signing Metcalf’s praises.
Metcalf began the interview by explaining how the legacy of the Steelers group was a giant a part of his draw to Pittsburgh earlier than then mentioning the tête-à-tête with Coach T.
“Me and Mr. Tomlin had an incredible speak even courting again to the mix,” the wideout defined. “I bear in mind our assembly very vividly and the way good of a coach he was, how good of an individual he was. Simply the group basically could be very historic and no higher division, I feel, than the AFC North.”
Matthews then requested Metcalf what he remembers about that assembly.
“One factor that caught out to me was the best way [Tomlin] complimented me on my play model, even after I was in faculty,” Metcalf mentioned. “And even after the mix, simply assembly him after the video games or earlier than the video games, he would all the time praise me about my play model. In order that simply actually caught out to me that an opposing group’s head coach would take the day trip of his day or his sport plan simply to return as much as me, simply praise me. Meant loads to me.”
As for a resurfaced clip of Tomlin doing precisely that (an outdated mic’d up video has been making the rounds), Metcalf mentioned it confirmed him the coach “is aware of who I’m as an individual and as a participant and I haven’t got to attempt to promote myself on something. … He watches sufficient movie and he is aware of a great participant when he sees one. Simply to be in the identical realm or simply to be complimented as such simply meant the world to me.”
Watch that full interview beneath:
.@dkm14 sits down with @missi_matthews to speak about becoming a member of the Steelers. @84LumberNews pic.twitter.com/3OKBapqnuk
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) March 15, 2025
Metcalf involves the Steelers after spending his whole profession enjoying with the Seattle Seahawks. He requested a trade from the team in early March, and his new cope with Pittsburgh is price $150 million throughout 5 years.
