Reports that head coach Mike Tomlin would return for the 2024 season after telling players in an end-of-season meeting Tuesday weren’t all that surprising.
He’s under contract, just went 10-7 in a rather trying season, and has never truly shown signs of being worn out or wanting a challenge other than as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
It certainly helped that a number of players, including team captain Cameron Heyward and star outside linebacker T.J. Watt spoke passionately about Tomlin, stating they don’t want to play for any other coach. The pushback on that though has been that the players must be satisfied with mediocrity if they want to keep playing for Tomlin.