Overview
- Multiple reports say Pittsburgh will not make an in-season or immediate post-season change, and any 2026 separation would be Tomlin’s choice.
- The coach’s deal includes a 2027 team option that must be exercised by March 1, 2026, with league reporting indicating the option is likely to be picked up.
- Tomlin’s contract reportedly contains a no-trade clause, and team history points away from firings, with no Steelers head coach dismissed since 1968.
- Pittsburgh is 6-6 after a 26-7 loss to the Bills that drew “Fire Tomlin” chants, and the Week 14 trip to Baltimore will influence the AFC North race.
- Tomlin blamed execution and turnovers after halftime for recent slides, as Aaron Rodgers went 10-of-21 for 117 yards with a lost fumble in the Buffalo defeat.