The Pittsburgh Steelers traded up to take University of Michigan linebacker Devin Bush with the 10th overall pick of the NFL Draft back in April, and now, Bush is getting a taste of what it's like to play for head coach Mike Tomlin.
Bush says the learning experience with Tomlin has been very helpful thus far, not to mention encouraging:
“Coach T and Coach O (Jerry Olsavsky, Pittsburgh's inside linebackers coach) do a lot of teaching,” Bush told Mark Madden of 105.9 The X. “There’s a lot of lessons to be learned and that’s one thing Coach T prides himself on is learning those lessons and going through trials. Being able to recognize the lessons and learn from them and keep going day-by-day and not hold your head down when things don’t go your way. It’s a journey.”
Bush added it's not always fun and requires a lot of hard work, but that in the end, it's worth it:
“There’s gonna be ups, there’s gonna be downs,” he said. “There’s gonna be times where you’re going to have to learn. There’s going to be times when you’re going to teach other guys. As you go, you’re going to have to take it all in and just know that you’re going to get better. You’re not going to get worse by learning those lessons if you apply it the right way.”
The 20-year-old is coming off of a junior campaign in which he totaled 66 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and four passes defended. His best collegiate season, however, came during his sophomore year when he finished with 95 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, an interception and seven passes defended.
Meanwhile, the Steelers went 9-6-1 this past season, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2013.
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