{"id":431265,"date":"2025-12-07T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/431265\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T15:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:49:13","slug":"where-mike-tomlins-steelers-future-stands-as-calls-for-his-job-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/431265\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Mike Tomlin&#8217;s Steelers future stands as calls for his job grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s going to take more than a few disrespectful \u201cFire Tomlin\u201d chants to get Mike Tomlin out of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin will not be fired and will return as Steelers head coach in 2026 unless he chooses not to, but 2026 could be the last chapter of the era, according to reports from ESPN and NFL Network.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers hold a 2027 team option on Tomlin\u2019s contract that must be decided upon before March 1, 2026. That means that the next five regular-season games \u2014 including Sunday\u2019s first-place showdown with the Ravens in a battle for both teams to stay above .500 \u2014 could be the last played before a decision is made. Declining the option would mean that Tomlin is coaching on a walk-year in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers (6-6) haven\u2019t fired a head coach since 1968 and only three men have held that position since \u2014 Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Tomlin, all of whom are Super Bowl winners. Declining Tomlin\u2019s option and letting him walk away after 2026 would be an optics and semantics move that could be important to the franchise\u2019s place as the model of patience and stability across pro sports under Rooney family ownership.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37865112\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pittsburgh-steelers-head-coach-mike-116472627.jpg\" alt=\"Steelers coach Mike Tomlin (l.) speaks with linebacker TJ Watt (r.) during a game against the Bills on Nov. 30, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-37865112\"  \/>Steelers coach Mike Tomlin (l.) speaks with linebacker TJ Watt (r.) during a game against the Bills on Nov. 30, 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Steelers fans have begun to<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/03\/sports\/ben-roethlisberger-endorses-mike-tomlin-steelers-breakup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> lose patience with Tomlin<\/a>, who hasn\u2019t had a losing season in his first 18 years at the helm but hasn\u2019t won a playoff game since 2016. A 4-1 start has given way to to a 2-5 stretch that dropped the Steelers into a tie in the AFC North with the surging Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>If Tomlin was let go after this season, teams would be lined up to hire the second-winngest active coach in the league. Start that list with the Giants, whose Mara family ownership is intertwined by marriage with the Rooneys.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, if Tomlin was to take a year off before getting back into the game \u2014 or if he is free after the 2026 season instead \u2014 he wouldn\u2019t be any less in demand.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tmake every NFL game pay off\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"36699206\" width=\"158\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/UnderdogLogo_Final_stacked-black.png\" alt=\"underdog fantasy logo\" class=\"wp-image-36699206\" style=\"width:158px;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1;display:block\"  \/> Underdog Fantasy<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.underdogfantasy.com\/p-new-york-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Underdog<\/a><\/strong> is where football fans become winners.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easy player picks<\/li>\n<li>No season-long commitments<\/li>\n<li>Real prizes every single night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use promo code <strong>NYPOST5<\/strong> to get $50 in site credits when you play $5!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tMust be 18+ (19+ in AL, NE; 19+ in CO for some games, 21+ in AZ and MAZ) and present in a state where Underdog operates. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GABMLER or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncpgambling.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ncpgambling.org<\/a>. NY: Call the 24\/7 HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369). New York Post receives revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and when you make a purchase. The Underdog promo code might vary by location.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers will hold organizational meetings after this season, and Tomlin\u2019s full body of work will be reviewed, sources told ESPN. It\u2019s hard to argue with a 189-113-2 record that places him No. 11 all-time in wins (all with the Steelers) and No. 2 behind Andy Reid among those patrolling the sideline on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin\u2019s contract reportedly includes a no-trade clause that allows him to control his fate.<\/p>\n<p>If Tomlin decides to step down on his own after the 2025 season with one year left on his deal, the Steelers would receive compensation for allowing Tomlin to seek another job in 2027. That\u2019s similar to the arrangement between the Saints and Broncos after Sean Payton took a year off between jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s going to take more than a few disrespectful \u201cFire Tomlin\u201d chants to get Mike Tomlin out of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":431266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[17666,4716,1232,1545,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-431265","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-mike-tomlin","9":"tag-new-york-giants","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115679079861533214","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}