Coach Mike Tomlin’s Win Rate Ranks Among The NFL's Best. That One Phrase Changed How Players Train.
Men's Health | 19.11.2025 02:30
ENTERING HIS 18th season at the helm of the Steelers, Tomlin is the longest-serving head coach in American pro sports and his regular-season .630 win percentage is the 10th-highest all-time in the NFL. Tomlin is famous for often repeating “The standard is the standard,” and the slogan is even emblazoned on walls inside Pittsburgh’s stadium. We spoke to three of his players to learn what that really means.
