Ex-Steelers Star Willie Parker
Cannot Imagine Mike Tomlin Left …
However, He’ll Be Again Teaching!
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Willie Parker admits he was shocked at Mike Tomlin‘s choice to step away from the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons … however tells TMZ Sports activities he has little doubt the Tremendous Bowl-winning head coach will as soon as once more roam an NFL sideline!
We spoke to the previous Steelers operating again star shortly after Tomlin made the robust choice to resign … bringing an finish to his reign because the NFL’s longest-tenured coach after almost 20 years with out a shedding season.
“Man, it was shocking,” Parker advised us on Tuesday.
“I by no means would have thought that, you realize, he can be stepping down proper now as a Steelers head coach.”
Parker referred to as Tomlin one of many Nationwide Soccer League’s best coaches and mentioned, regardless of all of the criticism and chatter from this previous season, MT has earned his flowers.
That mentioned, Parker — who ran for five,378 yards and 24 speeding touchdowns in a six-year NFL profession (three underneath Tomlin) — believes Tomlin will coach once more when he is prepared.
“Who would not need a winner within the locker room?” Parker requested.
“I can perceive if he wanna simply chill, however I may perceive if he wanna simply maintain going, maintain teaching and taking it even additional — taking his legacy even additional.”
As if this teaching cycle wasn’t already loopy sufficient …
