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Art Rooney II was ‘willing’ and ‘expecting’ Mike Tomlin to be Steelers coach for 2026 season
Saying he was “grateful” for Mike Tomlin and that Tomlin stepping down as coach created “an emotional day” for the organization, Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II spent the first 79 seconds of his Wednesday news conference extolling the virtues of Mike Tomlin. “Mike’s been a great leader of our...
Mike Tomlin’s departure makes it less likely Aaron Rodgers returns to SteelersVideo
As has been his family’s approach over decades as stewards of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Art Rooney II will continue to take a hands-off approach to football personnel decisions. That includes the future of the team at quarterback. And the way Rooney sees it, as he explained at Wednesday’s news conference,...
Art Rooney II, GM Omar Khan will lead search for next Steelers coachVideo
With Omar Khan sitting a few feet away, Art Rooney II said he and Khan would head a critically important process the Pittsburgh Steelers undertake once every couple decades or so. Hiring a new head coach. “Omar and I will lead the search,” Rooney, the Steelers president, said during a...
Mike Tomlin timeline with Steelers: 19 non-losing records, 1 Super Bowl ring … and lots of 8- to 10-win seasons
A timeline of the Mike Tomlin tenure as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers: Jan. 22, 2007 With team president Art Rooney II saying “Mike’s core values are a good match for our organization,” Tomlin’s introductory news conference as coach is staged at team headquarters on Pittsburgh’s South Side. Sept. 9,...
Mike Tomlin steps down as Steelers coach after 19 seasons
For only the third time since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in the market for a new head coach. Mike Tomlin is no longer leading the team he had for the past 19 seasons. “After much thought and reflection, I have decided to step down as head...
Mike Tomlin brushes aside talk about his Steelers future after another playoff flop
Aaron Rodgers lamented what the questions about Mike Tomlin’s future reflect about society at large. Cameron Heyward fell on the proverbial sword, blaming himself and his fellow Pittsburgh Steelers players for the questions about Tomlin. The man himself? He skillfully evaded addressing the question head on. “I’m not even in...
‘Sitting up here again, same story’: T.J. Watt frustrated by Steelers’ playoff futility
For the sixth time over the past nine seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers went one-and-done in the playoffs. That stretch began with the start T.J. Watt’s career in 2017. Adding on a defeat in the AFC Championship game at the end of the 2016 season, the Steelers’ postseason losing streak hit...
Steelers notes: Chuck Clark gets start at strong safety over Kyle Dugger
For the first time since he joined the team, Kyle Dugger did not start a game he played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chuck Clark instead was at strong safety for the Steelers’ most of Monday night’s home wild-card playoff game against the Houston Texans. A safety acquired via an Oct....
After not traveling with team, Texans backup QB Davis Mills available vs. Steelers
Despite not traveling with the team to Pittsburgh, Davis Mills arrived at Acrisure Stadium and was available to serve as the Houston Texans’ backup quarterback for Monday night’s wild-card round playoff game. Though Mills is clearly No. 2 on the Houston QB depth chart, he has 29 career NFL starts...
Steelers elevate CBs Tre Flowers, D’Shawn Jamison from practice squad for playoff gameVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers added a pair of cornerbacks to their game day roster for Monday’s playoff meeting with the Houston Texans. Tre Flowers and D’Shawn Jamison were designated to be in uniform for the wild-card round game. Each is expected to be limited to a special-teams role and only play...
If Steelers win Monday, they head to New England next Sunday
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Houston Texans on Monday night will close out the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs. The winner gets the chance to play in New England next weekend. The results of Sunday’s wild-card round games set up the matchups for the divisional round. No matter who wins...
Think fast: Steelers try to avoid another slow start, end playoff skid vs. Texans
Seventy-six different players have started a playoff game for the Pittsburgh Steelers during their six-game postseason losing streak. The skid has endured through four players who started at quarterback, 12 at linebacker and 15 on the offensive line. Arthur Smith became the fifth man to call plays for the Steelers...
A harrowing look back at each defeat of Steelers’ active 6-game playoff losing streak
Grab a six pack, Pittsburgh Steelers fans. You’ll need it to get through the memories conjured up in looking back at this sextet of poor postseason performances that comprise the Steelers’ current six-game playoff losing streak: 2016 AFC championship at New England The Steelers’ skid began modestly enough...
In what could be final NFL game, WR Adam Thielen brings veteran savvy to Steelers
From saying goodbye to his home state and a franchise he’s long been associated with, to navigating the waiver wire to a quick unforeseen promotion up the depth chart to a wild, highly meaningful, do-or-die game, it’s been quite a 5 ½-week span for Adam Thielen. “It definitely has been...
Jonnu Smith added to Steelers’ injury report; Jaylen Warren returns to full participation
Jonnu Smith was an addition to the Pittsburgh Steelers injury report, but Jaylen Warren got over his illness and is well back on track to play in the team’s playoff opener. Smith, a veteran tight end, was listed as limited at Friday’s practice on the injury report. Smith has a...
‘I’m going to shine when my time comes’: Steelers’ Kaleb Johnson deals with benching
Kaleb Johnson stopped to ponder the question. A star running back in college who was a relatively early draft pick for which great things were foreseen in his rookie season, Johnson dealt with the indignity of being designated a healthy inactive for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ final three regular-season games. Has...
DT Isaiahh Loudermilk returns to practice for Steelers, remains on IR
This season has been one unlike any other for Isaiahh Loudermilk in his football career. A high-ankle sprain suffered in Week 2 has had him on injured reserve for almost four months. “Five years here (with the Pittsburgh Steelers), five years (in college) at Wisconsin, never had a year end...
RB Jaylen Warren misses Steelers practice because of illness
During his weekly news conference Tuesday, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin termed his team as “relatively healthy” headed into the playoffs. Aside from an illness afflicting one player, that was true during the first practice of the week leading into the team’s playoff opener. Starting running back Jaylen Warren did...
Steelers 4 Downs: Aaron Rodgers peaking at right time, Texans a rare 3-WR opponent
1. Rarin’ Aaron Aaron Rodgers turned 42 years old Dec. 2. As the sun rose on that chilly Tuesday morning, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ season seemed to be cratering. And to some degree, so did the career of Rodgers, at least inasmuch as it could have careened to an uninspiring end....
Scouting the Texans: Steelers wild-card opponent has never won a road playoff game
SCOUTING THE TEXANS Last meeting Texans beat Steelers, 30-6, on Oct. 1, 2023, in Houston Key matchup Texans TE Dalton Schultz vs. Steelers ILB Payton Wilson Only two NFL tight ends had more catches this season than Schultz (82). With Houston being a pass-heavy team that is not particularly adept...
Steelers notes: Offense welcomes back DK Metcalf, O-line has massive test blocking Texans tandem
After two weeks away from the team, DK Metcalf is “in a great place.” The offense he’s re-joining is in a far better spot now, too. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on Tuesday said the passing game not only survived Metcalf’s two-game absence because of suspension, it might have emerged...
Mike Tomlin: Do not associate Steelers’ 9-year playoff win drought with the current team
The franchise’s losing streak in playoff games is a main topic of conversation among Pittsburgh Steelers fans. It’s frequently cited by writers and talk-show hosts. Even the team’s owner has gone on record about a nine-year drought of postseason wins, saying “we’ve had enough of this.” But one man who...
Steelers ‘a relatively healthy group’ headed into ‘single-elimination tournament’
Remarkably, on the cusp of their playoff opener the Pittsburgh Steelers are injury-free in regards to their active roster. Coach Mike Tomlin during his weekly news conference Tuesday termed his team “a relatively healthy group” as it prepares to host the Houston Texans this coming Monday night in the wild-card...
Steelers’ DK Metcalf declines to comment on fan incident that got him suspendedVideo
After a verbal volley featuring variations of “no comment” to four questions, a team employee made DK Metcalf smile early Monday afternoon. “Thank you, Miss Teresa,” Metcalf said when asked how excited he was to be back with his teammates. His two-game suspension served, Metcalf was given a reprieve in...
5 things we learned after Steelers’ division-clinching, regular season-finale victory
Five things we learned in the wake of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 26-24, season-extending win against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night: 1. Houston, hello As a reward for clinching the AFC North, the Steelers get to play a team that hasn’t lost since two days after Halloween. The Houston Texans...
