Whispers about head coach Mike Tomlin voluntarily strolling away from the Pittsburgh Steelers this winter hovered over the group lengthy earlier than Pittsburgh claimed the AFC North division title by way of an exhilarating win over the rival Baltimore Ravens in Week 18.
A recent story urged Tomlin might take a break from teaching and settle for a job working as an NFL analyst for one of many league’s media companions. Throughout a Wednesday look on “The Wealthy Eisen Present,” Tomlin appeared to place such discuss to mattress.
Mike Tomlin nonetheless loves teaching Steelers
“I am institutionalized, man,” Tomlin responded when requested if he nonetheless has a ardour for teaching on the highest stage, per Alex Kozora of Steelers Depot. “I gotta have it. I simply love the challenges week in and week out that this job supplies. The expansion in it. The collective progress, the person progress. Numerous classes I’ve discovered in life have been by way of my soccer experiences. I have been on a workforce yearly of my life, man, since 1980. And so I actually respect it.”
No less than one Steelers insider feels there’s nothing to the chatter about Tomlin presumably stepping down, and there is zero indication the Steelers will fireplace him after Pittsburgh’s marketing campaign involves an finish. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler raised eyebrows when he reported on Wednesday that “a supply near Tomlin believes stepping away is no less than a chance.” Nevertheless, Fowler additionally shared that “there is no such thing as a agency proof as of now that Tomlin would depart Pittsburgh after 19 seasons.”
“A separate supply with ties to Tomlin is assured he’ll keep in Pittsburgh,” Fowler added.
In June 2024, Tomlin signed a three-year contract extension that included a workforce choice for 2027. That choice have to be exercised by March 1 of this 12 months.
Mike Tomlin does not “take part in” rumors about his future
“I do not take part in any of that,” Tomlin mentioned concerning the tv rumors. “I can not enable myself to. I am not even actually aware of the specifics of what you are speaking about. I simply notice it is a part of what I do and what we do. You higher study to stay with it or no less than endure it.”
Tomlin seemingly is doing all he can to deal with Pittsburgh’s upcoming wild-card playoff sport towards the 12-5 Houston Texans this coming Monday evening. As of Thursday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the 10-7 Steelers as three-point residence underdogs for that contest.
