{"id":37535,"date":"2025-04-01T02:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37535"},"modified":"2025-04-01T02:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:18:34","slug":"breaking-steelers-reporter-goes-viral-for-sleeping-at-mike-tomlin-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37535","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Reporter Goes Viral for \u2018Sleeping\u2019 at Mike Tomlin Press Conference.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin spoke at the NFL Owners meetings, but he wasn&#8217;t the star of the show.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0got a handful of updates on Monday when head coach Mike Tomlin spoke at the\u00a0NFL\u00a0Owners meetings, hitting on a variety of topics from\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Aaron Rodgers\u00a0to receiver DK Metcalf and running back Jaylen Warren.<\/p>\n<p>For social media, though, he might as well have been mute.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because Mark Kaboly, a\u00a0Pittsburgh correspondent for \u201cThe Pat McAfee\u201d stole the show by (seemingly) missing it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMjA0NzUyODI4NjM4ODQ4\/usatsi_25171183.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMjA0NzUyODI4NjM4ODQ4\/usatsi_25171183.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjA0NzUyODI4NjM4ODQ4\/usatsi_25171183.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMjA0NzUyODI4NjM4ODQ4\/usatsi_25171183.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMjA0NzUyODI4NjM4ODQ4\/usatsi_25171183.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjA0NzUyODI4NjM4ODQ4\/usatsi_25171183.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyMjA0NzUyODI4NjM4ODQ4\/usatsi_25171183.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin\" width=\"4596\" height=\"3062\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjA0NzUyODI4NjM4ODQ4\/usatsi_25171183.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Steelers\u00a0reporter went viral for looking asleep during Tomlin\u2019s press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Captured by Mike DeFabo (who survived The Athletic\u2019s layoffs, while Kaboly did not), Kaboly is seen checking his phone from an awkward angle. Screenshots were far less forgiving than the clip, and Kaboly had to defend himself on his podcast.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"rna-container rh-ineligible\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeDeFabo\/status\/1906686289023279420\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=ALiccScouting&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1906686289023279420&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fpittsburgh-steelers%2Fpittsburgh-steelers-reporter-viral-asleep-mike-tomlin-press-conference&amp;sessionId=aefae3cca8871d18026e15ad1b7cb48dd79ff36b&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1906686289023279420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo there\u2019s about a hundred thousand people around, it\u2019s really a tiny area, like, inside one of those makeshift tents,\u201d\u00a0Kaboly said. \u201cI get there early, pluck my rear end right next to [Tomlin], \u2019cause I don\u2019t wanna, because there\u2019s cameras all in front of him. And everybody\u2019s there and, you have to understand, no matter where you sit at that point, somebody\u2019s going to have a camera potentially on you. And it just happened to be DeFabo. Yeah, wink wink nod nod.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not sleeping, it was just another one of the answers I\u2019ve heard for, like, a hundred times. Right before that, you gotta understand, I said to somebody next to me\u2026I said, \u2018I gotta be very aware of my facial reactions when I\u2019m this close to him. And there we go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than anything else, Kaboly was merely a loser of Monday\u2019s festivities, a victim of circumstance and perhaps a momentary lack of self awareness. In such a public-facing role, in front of the cameras, and with social media waiting to be set ablaze, he\u2019ll be living this one down for a while<\/p>\n<p>At least fans know what to expect for his next appearance on McAfee\u2019s midday show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the final time,\u00a0let me break it down: I was videoing Tomlin from a bad angle, so I was looking to make sure I had him in the frame when he was talking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFAKE NEWS!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin spoke at the NFL Owners meetings, but he wasn&#8217;t the star of the show. 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