Mike Tomlin signs two-year contract extension with Steelers

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The Steelers extend Mike Tomlin’s contract two years, through the 2018 season, on Thursday.

Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin won’t be leaving town anytime soon.

The Steelers announced that Tomlin, the team’s coach the last eight seasons, signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him in black and yellow through the 2018 season. Tomlin, 43, led the Steelers to the Super Bowl XLIII win over the Cardinals in his second season as head coach. He was the youngest coach in NFL history to coach in and win the Lombardi Trophy. He returned to the Super Bowl stage two years later against the Packers, but lost to Mike McCarthy’s team.

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“Mike has proven he is one of the top head coaches in the National Football League, and we are confident he will continue to lead the team in our pursuit of another Super Bowl championship,” Steelers’ President Art Rooney II said.

Tomlin’s teams hold an 82-46 regular-season record, the best start in franchise history by a Steelers head coach. He has led Pittsburgh to four AFC North titles, five playoff appearances and two Super Bowl berths (XLIII and XLV).

“I very much appreciate this contract extension, but my sole focus has been and will continue to be meeting the challenges that lie ahead for the 2015 season,” Tomlin said. “These past nine years in Pittsburgh have been a wonderful experience for my family, and I look forward to pursuing what is the Steelers’ goal every year – bringing another Super Bowl championship to the City of Pittsburgh.”

Pittsburgh has had only three coaches since 1969.

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