Though Mike Tomlin and Antonio Brown didn’t part on ideal terms, Brown has no ill will for his former head coach. Appearing on Jason Whitlock’s Fearless podcast Tuesday afternoon, Brown reflected on what Tomlin meant to him on and off the field.
“Mike Tomlin…that dude was like my pops, to be honest,” an emotional Brown told Whitlock. “Ever since I met Mike Tomlin I always knew, I’ll have success. I feel like when I went to the Steelers, Mike Tomlin, once I saw him and talked with him, I knew I was going to the Steelers.