Steelers not trading or firing Mike Tomlin despite disastrous end to season

Mike Tomlin probably isn’t going wherever.

Regardless of the Steelers’ season ending in large disappointment, shedding to the Ravens on Saturday within the wild-card spherical after shedding the final 4 video games of the common season, the staff isn’t anticipated to fireplace or commerce Tomlin, in keeping with Pittsburgh Submit-Gazette.

Tomlin, the longest-tenured head coach within the NFL, signed a three-year extension earlier than the season that might maintain him with the staff till the 2027 season.

Saturday’s loss — at M&T Financial institution Stadium in Baltimore — marked the Steelers’ sixth straight playoff defeat and the eighth time below Tomlin they’ve gone one-and-done within the postseason.

“I’m simply assessing what transpired tonight,” Tomlin mentioned after the loss. “These are my luggage, not [the team’s] luggage. The journey that we had been on definitely got here to a disappointing finish tonight.”

Tomlin, 52, took over for the 2007-08 season and owns a 183-107-2 total file within the common season throughout his 18 seasons in cost in addition to an 8-11 file within the playoffs.

He notably led the staff to a Tremendous Bowl title in 2008-09 and a Tremendous Bowl look in 2010-11.

Regardless of his total success, there have been calls amongst quite a few NFL analysts for the Steelers to pursue a uncommon coach commerce for Tomlin — together with Fox’s Jim Johnson floating the concept of sending him to the Cowboys in alternate for Mike McCarthy.

Whereas it seems Tomlin is about to remain, there may be loads of uncertainty concerning what the Steelers will do at quarterback with each Russell Wilson and Justin Fields set to be free brokers.

Tomlin deflected when requested concerning the place on Saturday.

“I’m not able to take a big-picture method,” Tomlin mentioned. “You already know, I’m actually assessing what occurred right this moment, and I’m definitely appreciative of the efforts tonight, however I can say that largely for all the season. They’re two high quality individuals, three high quality individuals on the quarterback place, and actually recognize what they poured into this.”