Given all the downtime in NFL games, what do coaches and players talk about? For Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Tomlin and T.J. Watt, the topic of conversation wandered to…reality television.
In a behind-the-scenes mic’d up moment captured by NFL Films, Tomlin, Watt and the rest of the Steelers were observing the national anthem ahead of Week 17’s matchup against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Iam Tongi, the winner of Season 21 of American Idol, was belting out the lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and his beautiful vocals caught the attention of both coach and player.
Watt told Tomlin, “My wife loves that guy. [Nate] Herbig is going crazy.”
