Overview
- All Steelers assistants were told they are free to pursue other jobs and will be retained only if the next head coach chooses to bring them back, according to multiple reports.
- Rooney said Rodgers joined Pittsburgh to play for Tomlin and that the coach’s exit will most likely affect the quarterback’s plans, while Rodgers has offered no timetable for a decision.
- Reporting from The Athletic described an emotional team meeting in which Rodgers apologized to Tomlin through sobs and T.J. Watt was visibly upset, with players giving Tomlin a standing ovation.
- J.J. Watt criticized the leak of those private reactions, writing that the moment should have stayed in the meeting room.
- Rooney indicated Tomlin does not plan to coach in the near term and remains under contract, as media discuss the possibility of a television role for the longtime coach.