Overview
- Tomlin spoke publicly for the first time since January while accepting the Patricia R. Rooney Community Impact Award with his wife, Kiya, at the Ireland Funds Gala.
- He reflected on his tenure by telling the audience, "We were here for a long and really good time," and thanked the Pittsburgh community for its support.
- Tomlin resigned on Jan. 13 after a 30-6 wild-card loss to the Texans, a defeat that extended Pittsburgh’s playoff-win drought to nine seasons.
- He finished 19 seasons in Pittsburgh with a 193-114-2 record, no losing campaigns, two Super Bowl appearances and the 2008 championship, tying Chuck Noll with 193 franchise wins.
- Pittsburgh has moved on with Mike McCarthy as head coach and, per reports, has added wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., running back Rico Dowdle and safety Jaquan Brisker in early offseason moves.