Though it’s no surprise the NFL’s longest-tenured and one of the most influential head coaches in football got his pick of who the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 quarterback would be, beat writer Gerry Dulac confirmed Monday that Mike Tomlin was the catalyst for Aaron Rodgers ending up in Pittsburgh. For better or worse.
Joining Rich Eisen, Dulac made clear Tomlin drove the Rodgers’ bus all three months.
“Mike Tomlin is the person behind this whole thing,” Dulac told the show. “He’s the guy who wanted him. Obviously, Art Rooney II, if he didn’t wanna do this, he wouldn’t have done it.