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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Tomlin agrees in principle on a four-year deal

Mike Tomlin has agreed in principle on a four-year contract worth about $10 million to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to sources close to the situation.
The Miami Dolphins signed San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron to a very similar deal last week.
Although details were still being worked out, Tomlin has agreed to the key aspects of the deal. It may not be signed until Monday morning.
The Steelers, though, have already commenced planning a press conference for Monday to make the announcement.
There has been a lot of speculation over the last 24 hours on the matter.
The website for Sports Illustrated, SI.com, reported early Saturday afternoon that Tomlin had been selected the Steelers' head coach. But a source close to the situation told the Pioneer Press on Saturday that the report was "totally false," and Tomlin denied the report to ESPN.com.
Late Saturday, though, ESPN.com confirmed Sports Illustrated's report.
But for Sunday's edition, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that Grimm had accepted the Steelers' offer.
Confused?
Well, early Sunday morning, Steelers spokesman Dave Lockett issued the following statement: "At this point and time, the Steelers have not concluded a contract agreement with a new head coach, nor do we expect to do so today. There will be no other announcements from this office today.
"Enjoy Championship Sunday!"
But at some point Sunday, one of the Rooneys apparently offered Tomlin the job.
Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera was the other finalist, although he never got a second interview.
Assuming Tomlin gets the job, he would become only the third Steelers coach in 38 years, and the first black head coach in the club's 74-year history.

1 Comments:

Blogger Dad said...

The Viking's coaching situation couldn't be further into dire straits than it is now. It is difficult to look forward to next season already!

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