One thing Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is known for above everything else is his Tomlin-isms. Little phrases that Tomlin drops in press conferences and interviews that you never hear from anyone else and are usually right in line with his sort of deadpan delivery.
At least one NFL player has been paying attention and that is Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. Garrett spoke to the media on Friday about teammate Jadeveon Clowney and the tantrum he threw this week culminating with him being sent home from practice on Friday.
Garrett was asked if he would welcome Clowney back and he channeled his inner Tomlin when he said, “I want volunteers, not hostages.”
This is about as classic of a Tomlin-ism as there has ever been and Garrett just had to borrow it. All jokes aside, if Clowney doesn’t play, this really works to the advantage of the Steelers despite Clowney having a pretty poor season overall.
