Tomlin's Blunt Draft Meeting with Jones

0:00On March 27, a former Ohio State quarterback recently opened up on a podcast about an awkward draft meeting with longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach, Mike Tomlin. Cardale Jones described walking into a room with 20 to 25 people where Tomlin immediately criticized his social media presence, catching him off guard from the start. Jones tried to explain a typical day at Ohio State, but Tomlin kept interrupting him with questions from the back of the room, never making eye. Contact, frustrated, Jones snapped back harshly, cursing and saying he wanted no part of the Steelers anymore. Jones first gained fame by leading Ohio State to its first college football playoff national championship, beating Alabama and Oregon along the way. That success made him a fourth-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills in 2016. He bounced around the league briefly, playing one season with Buffalo, two with the Los Angeles Chargers, and part of a year with the Seattle Seahawks. In 2019, his career totals just 96 passing yards and one interception before he left the NFL.

1:05Stories like this highlight Tomlin's direct style built over his 19 years as Steelers head coach, where his blunt feedback and signature. One liners have defined his successful tenure. This has been NFL News Today, powered by AI.