Though Mike Tomlin, Omar Khan, and the Pittsburgh Steelers powers that be repeatedly expressed a desire to re-sign QB Justin Fields this offseason, Tomlin is describing the decision a little differently now that Fields will be on the opposing sideline Week 1. While answering the final question of his Tuesday press conference, Tomlin said the decision for Fields to sign elsewhere was “mutual” between team and player.
“It’s free agency. It was not only our decision but his decision. And so, it was mutual. There’s a lot of moving parts in free agency. So I wouldn’t present it in the manner in which you asked it,” Tomlin said via the team’s YouTube channel when asked if it was hard to “walk away” from Fields earlier this year.