Mike Tomlin Steps Down as Steelers Head Coach After 19 Years—Could He Quit $2.6 Million Pittsburgh Mansion, Too?

Mike Tomlin has stepped down as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 years according to multiple reports, following the team's 30-6 Wild Card round loss to the Houston Texans—their seventh consecutive first-round exit from the NFL playoffs.

According to ESPN, Tomlin, 53, announced his decision to step down during a team meeting on Jan. 13, hours after the Steelers suffered the devastating loss to the Texans.

The outlet reports that Tomlin is exiting the team with two years remaining on his contract, having signed an extension in 2024 that would have seen him helming the Steelers through 2027. That extension was worth a reported $50 million.

His resignation is understood to have come just hours after Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers vehemently defended Tomlin at a post-game press conference, which the player ended up storming out of following a barrage of questions about the head coach's future with the team.

Tomlin, who hails from Virginia, began his NFL coaching career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2001, when he was hired as the defensive backs coach. He then moved to the Minnesota Vikingsin 2006, before being selected as the new head coach for the Steelers in 2007, two years after the team had claimed victory in the Super Bowl.