{"id":145377,"date":"2026-01-26T08:19:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=145377"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:19:40","slug":"former-steelers-running-back-drops-a-bombshell-about-a-private-shocking-conversation-with-mike-tomlin-that-has-the-nfl-buzzing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=145377","title":{"rendered":"Former Steelers Running Back Drops a Bombshell About a Private, Shocking Conversation With Mike Tomlin That Has the NFL Buzzing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amid Pittsburgh\u2019s 19-year coach stepping down, one four-year Steeler opens up regarding parting discussion<\/p>\n

Mike Tomlin offered some paternal wisdom to Chargers RB Najee Harris: \u201cI’d tell you not to come back here\u201d | NFL News – The Times of India<\/p>\n

For nearly the entirety of his 19-year coaching tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Tomlin has been referred to as a players\u2019 coach. When Tomlin and the Pittsburgh brass elected to draft RB Najee Harris in 2021, the Alabama product also felt such a relationship.<\/p>\n

Harris tells all regarding departing chat with Tomlin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harris\u2019 time with the black and gold can be looked upon fondly as the 6-foot-one ball carrier eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards in each of his four seasons. More importantly than the statistics on paper, the 27-year-old appreciates the time he has spent with Tomlin.<\/p>\n

Sadly, in the 2025 offseason, the former 24th overall pick\u2019s four-year rookie deal with Pittsburgh was up. With talented backer Jaylen Warren sitting behind Harris, it was time for the 34-career TD man to discover the path he would travel next.<\/p>\n

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Former Steelers HC Mike Tomlin Had Appalling Advice To 2025 Free Agent Najee Harris: “[Don’t] Come Back Here”<\/p>\n

Recently, Harris joined the \u201cGet Got Pod,\u201d hosted by Marshawn Lynch and Michael Robinson. Amid Tomlin\u2019s decision to step down, the three began discussing the relationship that he and Harris had formed in the backs opening NFL years.<\/p>\n

The current Los Angeles Charger began by saying he reached out to the Steelers\u2019 head coach to get the answers he sought. When the one-time Super Bowl champion answered, he spoke honestly to Harris, not as a coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018Najee, I always talk to you not as if you are a player, but as if you are my son,\u2019\u201d Harris said in regards to Tomlin\u2019s opening remarks. \u201c\u2018If you was my son, I would tell you not to come back here\u2019 [Pittsburgh]. I was like, alright bet. It wasn\u2019t no hard feelings or nothing like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Yikes: Former Steelers RB Najee Harris revealed that Mike Tomlin told him to leave the Steelers and sign with a new team in free agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, Najee, I always talk to you not as if you are a player, but as it you are my son… He was like, it you was my son, I would tell you\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/oOeXMKv0cv<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n