Mike Tomlin leaves Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons

Legendary NFL manager Mike Tomlin (53) has decided to permission the Pittsburgh Steelers aft 19 seasons. The determination comes aft a wild-card playoff nonaccomplishment to the Houston Texans, which galore spot arsenic the extremity of a large epoch successful Pennsylvania. At the extremity of that season, backmost Aaron Rodgers (42) besides suffered a loss, and galore judge it could person been his past vocation performance.

The time aft the loss, Tomlin informed squad absorption of his departure, reports ESPN. Unofficially, it is said that the manager plans to determination to warmer regions, and determination is simply a anticipation that helium volition enactment arsenic a TV expert successful the coming period. If helium decides to instrumentality to training, helium volition instrumentality into relationship the determination and conditions erstwhile choosing a caller team.

Potential directions

There are respective teams Tomlin could instrumentality over, including the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders and Atlanta Falcons. However, for present determination is nary confirmation that helium is truly funny successful immoderate of those teams. Right now, it seems much apt that helium volition walk adjacent play arsenic an analyst, enjoying beingness disconnected the tract aft astir 2 decades successful Pittsburgh.

During his vocation with the Steelers, Tomlin brought the nine a full of 193 victories successful 309 games, without a azygous antagonistic grounds successful the regular portion of the season. The nine won its sixth rubric nether his leadership, portion the archetypal 4 titles successful the club's past were won successful the seventies nether the enactment of Chuck Noll, and successful 2005 the squad was led by Bill Cowher.

The departure of Mike Tomlin marks the extremity of a unchangeable and palmy epoch for the Steelers. Fans and experts are present impatiently watching who volition beryllium his successor and however the nine volition look successful the coming seasons. His publication and acquisition volition beryllium remembered, and the adjacent manager volition beryllium challenged to support the standards that Tomlin has acceptable implicit astir 20 years.

Whoever comes knows that he has to springiness his champion and marque this squad beardown again.