Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger suggests 'fresh start' for Mike Tomlin amid recent struggles

Pittsburgh Steelers fable Ben Roethlisberger suggested that it mightiness beryllium clip for the squad to determination connected from caput manager Mike Tomlin aft 19 seasons. 

Tomlin is the NFL's longest-tenured caput coach. In the Steelers’ 26-7 loss, fans booed and called for Tomlin's job, and it seems Roethlisberger doesn’t disagree with the Steelers’ faithful's sentiment. 

"Maybe it's a clean-house time. Maybe it's time," Roethlisberger said connected a caller occurrence of "Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger."

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Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Ben Roethlisberger (7) drops backmost to walk against the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2nd fractional successful an AFC Wild Card playoff shot crippled astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium. The crippled took spot successful Kansas City, Missouri, connected Jan. 16, 2022. (Jay Biggerstaff/USA TODAY Sports)

Roethlisberger, who played 15 of his 18 seasons nether Tomlin, said that helium likes his erstwhile coach, but a caller commencement could beryllium what helium needs. 

"Maybe a caller commencement for him is what's best. Whether that's successful the pros, possibly spell beryllium Penn State's caput coach. You cognize what helium would bash successful Penn State? He would astir apt spell triumph nationalist championships, due to the fact that he's a large recruiter," Roethlisberger said. 

Penn State has inactive not hired a full-time caput manager since they fired James Franklin successful October. 

Roethlisberger is not the lone Steelers' fable to suggest a alteration mightiness request to beryllium made, arsenic linebacker James Harrison said that "something has to beryllium done."

"I person ne'er been a idiosyncratic that thought Coach Tomlin was a large coach," Harrison said connected his "Deebo and Joe" podcast. 

STEELERS HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN GIVES SURPRISING ANSWER WHEN ASKED ABOUT FANS CALLING FOR HIS JOB

Pittsburgh Steelers caput manager Mike Tomlin warms up for a crippled against the Buffalo Bills astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, connected Nov. 30, 2025. (Barry Reeger/Imagn Images)

"I thought helium was a bully (coach). ... A bully manager gets you to play to your potential. And close now, the players we person connected that squad I person seen play, they're not playing up to their potential. A large manager gets you to play to your potential."

The Steelers are 6-6 and tied for archetypal spot successful the AFC North with the Baltimore Ravens, but they person struggled arsenic of late. They have mislaid 5 of their past 7 games arsenic their once-seemingly large pb successful the part has vanished.

The Steelers had a accidental to tally distant with the part aft a 4-1 start. The Ravens were 1-5 and the Cincinnati Bengals were struggling to find their footing aft losing Joe Burrow, but present the Steelers' way to the playoffs looks murkier than ever. 

They did instrumentality a 7-3 pb into halftime over the Bills, but things rapidly unraveled successful the 2nd half. On the archetypal play from scrimmage, Bills borderline rusher Joey Bosa crushed an unsuspecting Aaron Rodgers to unit a fumble, which was recovered for a touchdown. 

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The Bills ne'er looked back, and the Steelers' discourtesy ne'er got thing going. 

While the extracurricular sound astir Tomlin’s occupation has gotten louder amid the team’s struggles, helium has ne'er had a losing play arsenic a caput coach. In 304 games, Tomlin has a 189-113-2 record. 

The Steelers volition look to quiescent the extracurricular sound astir Tomlin’s occupation erstwhile they instrumentality connected the Ravens successful a pivotal matchup connected Sunday astatine 1 p.m. ET.

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