Report: Mike Tomlin to make decision on his future with Steelers after season ends

Mike Tomlin, who has never had a losing season as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, might be coming to the end of the road for his run there. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reported on Saturday that Tomlin might make a decision on his future with the organization after the end of the season.

Tomlin has traditionally taken a brief pause after each season to assess where he is in his career and what’s coming next, Florio said. This time, though, it might be of bigger import to Tomlin and the Steelers.

“I’m told he’s going to step back after the season ends, make a decision about his future with his family. He loves the team. He loves the young players that they have there. But, after the season, he’ll huddle with his family and make a decision about his future with the Steelers,” Florio said during the halftime show of the Houston Texans-Cleveland Browns Wild Card matchup.

Tomlin will also be entering the final year of his coaching contract for the first time in his coaching tenure leading the Steelers.

The Steelers play at the Buffalo Bills on Monday afternoon in the Wild Card round. The game was moved to Monday due to a blizzard that hit western New York over the weekend. A loss would end the season.

“And what he does every year — he’s all-in, season ends, he takes a step back, reflects on where he is and where he’s going. This year is a unique position for Mike Tomlin. For the first time ever, he’s entering the last year of his contract. Never done that before,” Florio said. “Has some things to think about.”

Bills-Steelers postponed until Monday

The game will be played Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET in Buffalo. The game was originally slated for Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET.

However, due to mass amounts of snow, conditions were worsened and safety measures were taken ahead of the game.

“The Buffalo Bills Wild Card game against the Steelers has been postponed until 4:30pm Monday,” the report stated. “Gov. (Kathy) Hochul issued a State of Emergency on Friday, to ensure extra resources will be available in Western New York to heal local officials deal with the winter storm.

“A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties from 10AM Saturday to 7 a.m. Monday.  Per the NWS-Buffalo office: Heavy lake effect snow and very strong winds expected.  Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 feet in the most persistent lake snows. Blizzard conditions will be possible at times, especially Saturday night and Sunday. 8 to 17 inches of snow for the S. Tier counties under the warning.”