Rumors suggesting the Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin might comply with a divorce if the Steelers miss the playoffs this season proceed to hover over the group amid summer season exercises.
Throughout an look on the newest version of “The Pivot” podcast, Tomlin appeared to supply an enormous trace concerning at the very least his short-term future.
“Once I was younger, man, soccer was the one factor that was black and white,” Tomlin defined, as shared by Ross McCorkle of Steelers Depot. “Life selections was grey. Soccer made sense. I discovered self-discipline, construction, and plenty of issues by means of my experiences in soccer. And so I imply that after I say it, man. I acquired a love affair with this recreation. I could not think about doing anything.”
Tomlin has guided the Steelers to 1 Tremendous Bowl championship, has by no means had a shedding season since he accepted the Pittsburgh job in 2007 and signed a three-year contract extension
final offseason that reportedly pays him roughly $16M per 12 months. Thus, one might assume each side have causes to wish to proceed this working relationship past the upcoming marketing campaign.
That mentioned, Tomlin hasn’t notched a single playoff win because the 2016 season, and his teams have misplaced 5 consecutive postseason video games. Truthful or not, some might consider the Steelers merely want a brand new voice within the locker room.
It is also no secret that Tomlin is an enormous cause the Steelers could have 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers as their Week 1 beginning quarterback in September. One can not help however marvel if the Rodgers experiment blowing up in Tomlin’s face might outcome within the coach deciding in January that he wants a break from his present gig.
Again in February, media insider Andrew Marchand of The Athletic speculated that Tomlin may very well be “the following $100M NFL TV analyst” if the 53-year-old wished a unique job. It seems like Tomlin is not fascinated with voluntarily stepping away from a corporation that has a historical past of not firing head coaches.
“I acquired a love affair with this recreation,” Tomlin added throughout the podcast. “It is an actual private factor for me. I simply love soccer. I like each element of it, each element of the journey, man. I am excited yearly due to that.”
It stays to be seen if Tomlin will really feel enthusiastic about what’s to return after the Steelers open the 2025 common season with a matchup on the New York Jets, Rodgers’ former crew, on Sept. 7.
