It’s rare for a head coach who hasn’t won a playoff game in years to receive a contract extension. It’s also rare for a franchise to have just three head coaches in more than 50 years. Both are the case with Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers, extending him through 2027 in a three-year deal announced Monday. For analyst and former scout John Middlekauff, that signals that the Rooneys are fine with playing it safe and making their money.
“The Steelers don’t bottom out,” Middlekauff said on the 3 & Out podcast Thursday. “Mike Tomlin just refuses to lose less than eight games every year for the last basically six, seven years.