Earlier this week, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker Jack Sawyer stated he believed it was “bull—t” that Pittsburgh followers chanted for the crew to fireplace head coach Mike Tomlin through the Steelers’ 26-7 dwelling loss to the Buffalo Payments on Sunday.
Like Sawyer, Steelers vast receiver DK Metcalf has performed below Tomlin solely for the reason that begin of the season. Throughout a current chat with Sports activities Illustrated’s Liam McKeone, Metcalf indicated he’d wish to proceed working with Tomlin via no less than 2026.
How Mike Tomlin has been a terrific chief amid uncertainty
“I feel he is a terrific chief,” Metcalf stated about Tomlin. “Simply the best way that he carries himself out and in of the constructing, how he motivates me and will get me to comply with his lead. I feel he is achieved a heck of a job sitting in there, listening to his crew conferences. Something that he has to say or his standpoint about issues. He’s coached some nice gamers in his previous, and I’m simply attempting so as to add to that listing with the best way that I play.”
The Steelers gave Metcalf a five-year, $150M contract extension after buying him from the Seattle Seahawks in March. Pittsburgh’s signing of veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers in June was considered as one other win-now transfer for a franchise that hasn’t recorded a playoff win below Tomlin since 2016.
Whereas the Steelers began this season with 4 wins in 5 video games, they’ve since dropped to a 6-6 file. As just lately as this week, Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger joined the rising listing of notable soccer figures who consider Tomlin and the franchise ought to think about parting methods in January 2026.
DK Metcalf addresses constructing chemistry with Aaron Rodgers
Following Pittsburgh’s loss to Buffalo, Rodgers suggested that some Steelers receivers had missed movie classes and, thus, have not at all times identified the “proper route” to run throughout video games. Throughout his chat with McKeone, Metcalf acknowledged that bettering his working relationship with Rodgers is a “continuous course of” as the 2 construct chemistry.
“Whether or not he is signaling me one thing, or if I received a query a few route or an idea off the sector, or if I am excited about one thing late at evening after follow or my standpoint about one thing,” Metcalf added throughout his feedback about Rodgers. “I feel it is only a regular stream of communication all through the entire week so all of us get on the identical web page. As a result of I’d see one thing that he would not see, and vice versa.”
ESPN stats present that Metcalf heads into Week 14 main the Steelers with 45 receptions, 75 targets, 605 receiving yards and 5 receiving touchdowns on the season. These numbers are somewhat lackluster contemplating the cash connected to Metcalf’s contract.
In the meantime, the winner of this Sunday’s matchup between the Steelers and the 6-6 Baltimore Ravens will enter subsequent week sitting atop the AFC North standings. As of Wednesday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook had Pittsburgh as a six-point street underdog at Baltimore’s M&T Financial institution Stadium.
