Not that any team (particularly an underdog such as Arizona) needs any extra motivation going into a Super Bowl contest, but for two of the Arizona Cardinals coaches, there may be an extra reason to prove themselves against Mike Tomlin’s Steelers.

For former Steelers assistants Ken Whisenhunt and Russ Grimm, the memory of their years in Pittsburgh may not be the fondest. Both were speculated to be front runners for the head coaching job at the end of the Bill Cowher era, but Whisenhunt was let go and quickly snatched up by Arizona as their head coach, while Grimm was believed to be the front runner for the Cowher-less Steelers.

Grimm literally went to sleep the night before the announcement with the notion that he would be the next Steelers head coach. Nonetheless, it was Tomlin who got the job, leaving Grimm to team up with Whisenhunt as the Assistant HC and O-line coach.

While both coaches say there is no animosity towards Tomlin or the Steelers, don’t think for a minute that it wouldn’t be just a little sweeter to beat them in the biggest game of their coaching careers.

Watch the Super Bowl next Sunday and look for that fire in their eyes!

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