Pittsburgh Steelers’ Team President Art Rooney II made some waves earlier Thursday when he declined to speak to giving head coach Mike Tomlin a contract extension this offseason. For a Steelers’ team that hasn’t won a playoff game in six seasons and just one AFC North Title over the last five, there’s certainly pressure for Pittsburgh to get back to their winning ways.
But despite all that, Rooney seemed to fully back Tomlin during a 1v1 conversation with Steelers.com’s Missi Matthews. Matthews asked Rooney to evaluate the job Tomlin’s done.
“I think the number one thing I look at in terms of the job that coach does is does the team get better over the course of the season,” Rooney said.