The Pittsburgh Steelers are not going to fire coach Mike Tomlin, but they have a significant decision to make early next year.

After this season, Tomlin's contract will have two years remaining -- 2026 and a team option in 2027. But according to league sources, the Steelers must decide whether to pick up the option on Tomlin's contract by March 1.

There will be organizational meetings and decisions that occur but not until after this season, with a full body of work for all appropriate parties to review, sources said.

Nobody in the Steelers' organization nor around the NFL expects Pittsburgh to fire Tomlin; the organization hasn't fired a head coach since 1941.

When the Steelers fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada in November 2023, it was the franchise's first in-season coordin

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