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Bryant McFadden: ‘Sad Day’ As Mike Tomlin Departs, Floats Aaron Rodgers, Mike McCarthy Pairing For 2025

Well, the day has come. Mike Tomlin informed the Pittsburgh Steelers Tuesday that he is stepping down after another playoff loss on Monday night. It’s a seminal day for the Steelers’ organization, with Tomlin gone and potentially Aaron Rodgers too. It’s perhaps the biggest since Tomlin took the job nearly 20 years ago. It’s also a sad day for several former Steelers players.

That includes CBS Sports’ Bryant McFadden.

“Man, it’s a sad day for me,” McFadden said Tuesday on CBS Sports HQ. “It’s a sad day because, knowing and seeing what Mike Tomlin meant to the organization, I understand, about the playoff drought.