Tomlin said he's focused on 2024, not new contract

PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – Before the start of mini-camp, the Steelers extended the contract of head coach Mike Tomlin for three more seasons. What does that mean for the coach with 173 career wins, 17 non-losing seasons and only one employer?

"To be quite honest with you, it means I don't have to field more questions about it," Tomlin said Tuesday. "I've seen more days than I'm going to see on this job. I'm focused on 2024 and have been and that's my mindset."

Pressed about his longevity with the organization and a new contract that will take him into a third decade as Steelers head coach, Tomlin would only say.

"I don't focus on what is in my rearview," Tomlin said. "If there is a secret (to my success), the secret is I'm focused on the challenges and tasks at hand and not my resume. I could care less about my resume."

That resume includes a Super Bowl championship, two AFC titles, to go with eight playoff wins and 10 playoff losses. The last of those postseason victories was in 2016.

"I've gotten better with experience," Tomlin said. "It's not always reflected in the outcomes of games, but that can be said about a lot of components of what it is that we do."

"You better get better with experience. I expect these guys to get better with experience. I expect our second-year players to take a significant step, for example. I'm leaning in on guys like Joey Porter, Junior, Keeanu Benton and others."

"I've been in this program a lot of years, it better be reflected in the quality of my work."

Tomlin said there are no conversations about how much longer he will coach and he said he doesn't have any measurement as to how much longer he will continue.