Mike Tomlin is now under contract as the Steelers head coach through 2019, as his contract has vested based on wins, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link). Rapoport indicates Pittsburgh has had discussions about a longer deal for Tomlin, and Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports an extension could be announced soon (Twitter link).
Bouchette suggested earlier this week that Tomlin and general manager Kevin Colbert could be in line for new contracts. Colbert is the more pressing situation, as his current deal expires after the 2018 draft. Tomlin, one of only three Pittsburgh head coaches since 1969, could still land a new pact, but given that he’s now locked in for three more seasons, his status is a bit less imperative.
Tomlin, 45, has been extremely successful in his 10 seasons as the Steelers head coach, as the club has earned seven postseason appearances during his decade-long run. Pittsburgh has never finished with fewer than eight wins during Tomlin’s reign. Overall, Tomlin has posted a 103-57 regular season record and owns one Super Bowl and two AFC Championship titles.
Bring back Bill Cowher!
Why so he can fail to win with talented teams? Everyone says Tomlin won the SB with Cowhers players and scheme… if that’s the case why didn’t Cowher win another one before he left? They weren’t even a winning team when he retired. They finished 8-8. Also Tomlin has never had a losing record. Not one season. These comments almost seem racist.
Not sure about racist, but definitely clueless. Tomlin has his faults, and there have been times where I have been fed up with his message sounding stale, but all the man does is win.
Good luck getting a coach to replace Tomlin who averages over 10 wins a season! Even Cowher didn’t do that!
Omar Epps FTW!!!!
Why does everything always come down to race, when criticizing him or Obama or any other black person. It’s not the 40s in the south anymore.
Well when you consistently comment on one coach over another and one is white and one is black and they are nearly identical in performance except one big thing being 2 SB wins and that coach is black it can easily be viewed as racist. Picking something inferior