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Falcons owner Arthur Blank talks to Pittsburg head coach Mike Tomlin before the game between Falcons and Steelers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Falcons owner Arthur Blank talks to Pittsburg head coach Mike Tomlin before the game between Falcons and Steelers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
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April 3, 2024

In the 358th episode of The Bow Tie Chronicles podcast, host D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution welcomes special guest John Harris, the author of “Tomlin: The Soul of a Football Coach” to the show. Since he was named the coach of the Steelers in 2007, Mike Tomlin, who has won one Super Bowl title, has never had a losing season. Tomlin and Falcons coach Raheem Morris worked together early in their careers in Tampa Bay. What can Morris and the Falcons learn from the Steelers to snap their streak of six consecutive losing seasons?

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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