MIKE TOMLIN RUMORS & GOSSIP

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The Sporting News ranks Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin 4th on their list of NFL head coaches behind Tom Coughlin, Bill Belichick and Mike McCarthy. Peter King recaps a few of the things Tomlin had to say when he was inducted earlier this month to the William & Mary Hall of Fame. Tomlin explains why the NFL is right for him and why he is a win-at-all-costs kind of guy. Keeping...

The Steelers show us that there's nothing wrong with having some fun at a typical practice.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace was absent from the first OTA session on Tuesday as expected, but he was in town last week and talked to head coach Mike Tomlin according to Tomlin himself. Tomlin was asked following the first OTA session if he was disappointed that Wallace was not present and Tomlin replied, "Not all, man. This is a business, its an element of...

Former West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart has passed away at the age of 59 today after apparently suffering a heart attack on a golf course. Stewart was the man responsible for giving Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin his first college coaching job in 1995 at Virginia Military Institute. Stewart ultimately resigned the head coaching job at VMI in 1996 after making a racially...

The Pittsburgh Steelers football organization prides itself on stability and continuity. To that end, the Steelers have had exactly three head coaches since the start of the 1969 season; one of the coaches is in the Hall of Fame, the second is probably one tier below that, and the third is off to an excellent start. Chuck Noll was one of the great old-time coaches, along with...

Steelers GM Kevin Colbert excited Pittsburghers when the team stole Stanford guard David Decastro with the 24th pick and then selected Ohio State tackle Mike Adams in the second round. But fans should hold off a little on their celebration as head coach Mike Tomlin plans to rush both into the starting lineup and move incumbent right tackle Willie Colon to left guard according to...

Yesterday Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin held their usual pre-draft presser and Colbert was full of quotes that just don’t make sense for this year’s draft. For him to say that every player drafted outside of the top 10 is just a hopeful dream was a little weird. There are plenty of guys that will be drafted well into the second round that will make an immediate impact...

The Steelers had their pre draft press conference today.  Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin talked about the plans for the draft.  They did state that it is not the strongest draft as they are only looking at a pool of 150 prospects.  They expected teams to go in their own direction earlier then usual because of talent level.  With that talent level the team does not think there...

This isn’t some story about Mike Tomlin clairvoyantly knowing the Steelers would lose to the Broncos on an 80-yard touchdown in overtime. Nope, it’s a story about how Tomlin’s worst fears came true. CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz called the Steelers-Broncos playoff game, and he told The Denver Post Tomlin was afraid of losing on a game-ending touchdown in overtime. Nantz apparently...