Mike Tomlin informed the Pittsburgh Steelers on Tuesday he will be stepping down as head coach, the team announced.
The Steelers were eliminated from the playoffs with a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans on Monday, Tomlin’s seventh straight postseason defeat dating back to 2016.
Pittsburgh hired Tomlin in 2007, and he entered the 2025 NFL season as the longest-tenured head coach in the league. In his 19 seasons leading the Steelers, Tomlin never finished with a losing record.
After winning a Super Bowl in his second season, playoff success has eluded Tomlin. He has a 5-11 record in his last 16 postseason games, and Pittsburgh has not made it past the AFC championship game since the 2010 season.
The Steelers made a splash when they hired Tomlin, who at the time was only 34 years old. After beginning his coaching career in college, Tomlin was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defensive backs coach from 2001 to 2005, and then spent one year as the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive coordinator in 2006.
Tomlin succeeded the legendary Bill Cowher as Pittsburgh’s head coach, and managed to exceed the accomplishments of his predecessor. Tomlin is tied with Chuck Noll for the most wins in Steelers history, and his .628 winning percentage is best in franchise history.
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