Perhaps the most consequential move the Pittsburgh Steelers made this offseason was the decision to offer head coach Mike Tomlin a three-year contract extension, which he signed and which will run through the 2024 season. As it stands, he was entering the final year of his current contract, though there was an option year in place for 2022.
The 2021 season will mark Tomlin’s 15th as head coach of the Steelers, having first accepted the job at the age of 35. Back then, he had players he was coaching whom he played against in college, such as James Farrior.