When Kiya Tomlin makes plans for family vacations, she knows the routine: three days at most, fewer if possible.
As the wife of Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, she knows that anytime after 48 hours, her husband is ready to get back to work.
"I just can't take it," Mike Tomlin said. "That's just the way that I am wired, and thankfully so."
For Tomlin, it's all about football. It always has been, and there's no indication it will change any time soon.
"I love it (football). You have to love it," Tomlin said. "I am not saying that all coaches don't love it, but there is probably a part of me that needs it. Therein probably lies the difference."
Tomlin, 44, already has surpassed the standard timeline for most NFL head coaches.
While most burn out in the high-pressure job well before a decade, Tomlin will mark the start of his 10th year on Thursday when the Steelers report to training camp............
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