With Mike Tomlin extended through the 2027 season, it begs the question of how safe his job is—or isn’t—over the life of this new contract. Art Rooney II made it clear that the organization is growing impatient with the lack of playoff success, so if that success does not come, could Tomlin’s contract come to a premature ending?
Outside of Matt Canada’s mid-season firing last season, the Steelers have been tremendously consistent with how they do business around contracts. They do not often terminate contracts but rather wait until they expire to move on.