Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has raved about All-Professional defensive again Jalen Ramsey time and time once more forward of their earlier matchups as opponents. There was quite a lot of respect and admiration there for Tomlin.
That feeling is mutual for Ramsey. Now, he will get the possibility to play for Tomlin, and he couldn’t be extra thrilled for the chance.
Talking with reporters Wednesday after reporting to coaching camp at Saint Vincent Faculty in Latrobe, Ramsey spoke glowingly about his respect for Tomlin and his historical past with him, courting again to his time at Florida State.
“We’ve had our conversations prior to now, clearly going again to after I was getting drafted,” Ramsey stated of Tomlin, in line with video by way of the Submit-Gazette on YouTube. “I keep in mind they got here to Tallahassee, and I keep in mind on the time I used to be broke, I used to be taking any meal assembly I may have. So, I keep in mind they took me to dinner, and it was an excellent cool assembly. I keep in mind them saying one thing like, ‘We’re not gonna be capable to draft you, however we’ll nonetheless get you a free meal.’ And we had nice conversations that day, that night time.
“After which over the course of my profession, clearly, he’s proven numerous respect. I clearly have numerous respect for him after I’ve performed towards the Steelers prior to now.”
Forward of the 2016 NFL Draft, the Steelers attended Florida State’s Professional Day, the place Tomlin and then-GM Kevin Colbert have been current. Tomlin and Colbert took a contingent of FSU gamers, together with Ramsey, to dinner the night time earlier than. Although there was no shot at drafting Ramsey that yr, the Steelers nonetheless did their due diligence.
A yr later, forward of the 2017 playoff matchup towards the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tomlin raved about Ramsey. Even just a few years later, when Ramsey was with the Rams and the Steelers have been getting set to play Los Angeles, Tomlin nonetheless spoke extremely of Ramsey, calling him probably the greatest defensive backs in soccer.
The admiration has been there from afar.
Now, they’ll get to work collectively, which Ramsey is happy about. Having performed for the likes of Sean McVay, Doug Marrone, and Mike McDaniel, Ramsey will get to modify it up now and work with a coach he’s had quite a lot of respect for even earlier than coming into the NFL.
The truth that he’s gotten the inside info from a man like Atlanta’s Raheem Morris is vital, too. He is aware of what to anticipate now and bought a great bit of data from somebody who is aware of Tomlin properly, studying what makes him tick and the way he operates.
Ramsey will likely be a key piece for the Steelers’ protection, one who will transfer round and use his versatility. Tomlin is a defensive-minded head coach who has his fingers on the protection, and getting that chess piece like Ramsey to work with ought to be enjoyable for the long run Corridor of Fame head coach.
