In the last 56 year history the Steelers' boast a stellar record of coaching hires, the Rooney family have got an outstanding resume for picking coaching talent.
Tomlin has spent 19 seasons encharge and famously having never had a losing season, this year the team built around veteran QB Aaron Rodgers going 10-7.
One of Tomlin's players Jonnu Smith Stated, "I can't imagine the organisation without him, my whole football life he has been here".
The move from Tomlin is not a shock as over the last few seasons the organisation has felt like it is stuck in the mud, having rosters lead by a carousel of QB's such as Kenny Pickett and never truly replacing Ben Roethlisberger.
The team he has built had an aging roster of old superstars with Cam Hayward and the aformentioned Aaron Rodgers, it has seemed for a while that they are in need of reset.
Following an embarrassing 30-6 loss to the Huston Texans which saw them exit the playoffs in the first round, Tomlin said, "Words are cheap. It's about what you do or you don't do. ... People talk too much in our business. You either do or you don't."
Tomlin is second in consecutive seasons as a head coach in the NFL behind only Tom Landry and is in great company with coaches like Bill Belichick and George Halas.
The rumours circulating for what is next for the charismatic coach indicate a career on television with networks such as Fox and NBC seeming to already be seeking his talents.
Looking back on his coaching career he has a Super Bowl to his name with 13 playoff births and over 200 wins, eight division titles and 19 consecutive winning seasons.
If Tomlin does take a break from coaching it will surely only be a matter of time before an organisation is lucky enough to gain his coaching talents.
