Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin Receives Contract Extension

PITTSBURGH, PA — Mike Tomlin, the NFL's longest tenured head coach, will keep that title a while longer. The Steelers announced on Monday they have signed Tomlin to a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the team at least through the 2027 season.

The extension came despite much public grumbling and criticism of the coach because the Steelers have not won a Super Bowl since 2009 and the team has not been victorious in a playoff game since 2016. But Steelers owner Art Rooney II has not among Tomlin's critics.

"Mike Tomlin's leadership and commitment to the Steelers have been pivotal to our success during his first 17 years as head coach," said Rooney said in a statement. "Extending his contract for three moreyears reflects our confidence in his ability to guide the team back to winning playoff games and championships, while continuing our tradition of success."

Said Tomlin: "I am appreciative for this contract extension and thankful for Art

Rooney II for his support during my first 17 years in Pittsburgh. We are continuing to work diligently to get back to where we belong – sustained playoff success with the ultimate goal of winning the franchise's seventh Lombardi Trophy."

Tomlin, who was hired in 2007, will enter his 18th season with the team in 2024 and is only the third Steelers head coach since the 1969 season, joining Hall of Famers Chuck Noll (1969-91) and Bill Cowher (1992-2006) during that time frame.

In 17 seasons Tomlin led the Steelers to seven AFC North titles, most recently in 2020, 11 playoff berths, most recently in 2023, and two Super Bowl (XLIII and XLV) appearances.

Tomlin has a 173-100-2 (.633) regular season record. The 173 regular season wins are second most among active NFL head coaches and he has led his teams to victories in at least five home games in 16 of his first 17 seasons.

During his long tenure with the Steelers, Tomlin's teams have never had a losing record, the only head coach in NFL history to begin a head coaching tenure with at least 17 consecutive non-losing seasons. That is the third-longest streak of .500-or-better seasons by a head coach in NFL history.