Steelers President Art Rooney II explains why Mike Tomlin resigned

by: Brian Jones 8 hours ago brianjones_93

Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney II shared his thoughts on Mike Tomlin resigning as head coach after 19 seasons. During a press conference on Wednesday, Rooney said that he thinks Tomlin’s decision was more “family-related” than “football-related.”

“I’ll leave it to him someday to explain his decision,” Art Rooney II said, per Brooke Pryor of ESPN. Rooney also said that Mike Tomlin decided to step down, and he “wasn’t shocked.” He added, “When you get to this stage of a career … you could see that coming.”

The Steelers announced on Tuesday that Tomlin has resigned as the team’s head coach, following the loss to the Houston Texans in the wild-card playoff game on Monday night. In his 19 seasons as Pittsburgh’s head coach, Tomlin never had a losing season.

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