The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered another one-and-done postseason at the hands of the Buffalo Bills on Monday. Now shifting their focus to the offseason, the status of head coach Mike Tomlin became a national media talking point. He only has one year left on the contract, so the Steelers had a decision to make to extend him, or not.
Tomlin reportedly told his players on Tuesday in team meetings that all reports of him leaving the team were unfounded, and today team president Art Rooney II confirmed those reports. Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported today on X that Rooney said the Steelers “plan to extend Mike’s contract.