Steelers players hilariously trolled Mike Tomlin by wearing USC gear to practice

It was just a week ago that Mike Tomlin shot down rumors that he might be interested in the USC coaching job.

“That’s a joke to me,” he told reporters. “I got one of the best jobs in all of professional sports. Why would I have any interest in coaching college football? That’ll be the last time that I address it and not only today, but moving forward. Never say never, but never!”

We all got the message. But his current Steelers players saw an opportunity to rib their coach.

DT Cam Heyward told Rich Eisen that Pittsburgh players including Ben Roethlisberger have been wearing USC gloves to practice and tried to get the Trojans fight song played. And there’s photographic proof!

We have @CamHeyward on the phone now and he just revealed that @steelers…like @_BigBen7…like to mess with Coach Mike Tomlin by wearing #USC gloves in practice and trying to get The Trojans fight song played during practice. That last one didn't work. #NFL

— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) November 1, 2021

Tip of the cap, literally… pic.twitter.com/L0vpOCTWmQ

— Michael Bertsch (@SteelersPRMike) November 1, 2021

Are those USC gloves, maybe borrowed from JuJu Smith-Schuster or Zach Banner? And was Ben Roethlisberger poking a little subtle fun at his head coach in response to this week’s absurd overreaction on just about everyone’s part, including Mike Tomlin? If so, well played by the QB. pic.twitter.com/lZHk8hWepm

— Mike Prisuta (@DVEMike) October 28, 2021

Too funny!