PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin doesn’t change much game to game. That almost maniacal consistency is one of the reasons the NFL’s longest-tenured head coach has kept the Pittsburgh Steelers competitive in a league where parity is the norm. Pittsburgh’s 31-17 loss to Buffalo in the wild-card round Monday looked an awful lot like many of the playoff setbacks that have …
LOADING ERROR LOADING Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin walked out of a press conference on Monday halfway through a reporter asking a question about his contract status. But Tomlin’s 17-season reign overall has been stellar ― a Super Bowl title, two AFC titles and not one losing record in all of his campaigns. ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith said Tomlin’s …
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ latest one-and-done playoff appearance is raising questions about Mike Tomlin’s future. Tomlin walked off the podium at his postgame news conference following a 31-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills when a reporter began with, “Mike, you have a year left on your contract.” The abrupt exit only heightened speculation about what’s next for …
PITTSBURGH — It was a Wednesday practice before the season opener against the Bengals when a booming, distinctive voice rang out from Field 2 at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex 100 yards or so toward the entrance to the facility. “Minkah, you’re a bad—” Mike Tomlin hollered before a nearby train drowned out the rest. In a year where his …