Mike Tomlin

...Offered Grimm Job PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney strongly denied the team told assistant head coach Russ Grimm he would be Bill Cowher's successor, then changed its mind and hired Mike Tomlin. Tomlin, the former...

In this article: Pittsburgh Steelers, Russ Grimm, Dan Rooney, Kevin Colbert, Ron Rivera, Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh, Ken Whisenhunt, and Bill Cowher

...and I thanked him for it. But I didn't hear much of the conversation." Tomlin handed the phone back to Steelers owner Dan Rooney, an Obama supporter. Obama also had some praise for the Cardinals on Sunday morning. "I love Kurt...

In this article: Barack Obama, Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl, Arizona Cardinals, Dan Rooney, Kurt Warner, Santonio Holmes, and ESPN

Steelers dare to dream of repeat, decade dynasty Santonio Holmes, Ben Roethlisberger, Mike Tomlin and Dan Rooney hope to hoist the Steelers' seventh Lombardi Trophy in February. With apologies to the good people of San Diego,...

In this article: Steelers, Super Bowl, New England Patriots, Hines Ward, Dallas Cowboys, Ben Roethlisberger, and Vince Lombardi Trophy

...not Tomlin, would be the next coach. Steelers owner Dan Rooney was unhappy with suggestions the team led Grimm to believe he would be the coach, then changed its mind and went with Tomlin. "They were ... saying we were dishonest,"...

In this article: Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh, Super Bowl, Russ Grimm, Chuck Noll, Minnesota Vikings, and Dan Rooney

But Whisenhunt took the Cardinals opportunity and Grimm with him when it was offered a week earlier than when Tomlin was announced as Cowher's successor by Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and his son, team president Art Rooney II. Tomlin...

In this article: Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Ken Whisenhunt, Super Bowl, Ben Roethlisberger, Kurt Warner, Bill Cowher, Larry Fitzgerald, and NFL

...Art Shell were fired recently. But Mehri and Wooten said they were delighted when Rooney hired young Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin to replace the Steelers' retiring coach, Bill Cowher. "Everything we're doing has...

In this article: NFL, Johnnie Cochran, Super Bowl, Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears, and Tony Dungy

...either Russ Grimm or Ken Whisenhunt to replace Cowher. Rooney met with Tomlin, and a series of discussions convinced the owner Tomlin was the next man to be entrusted with the job. Talking to reporters here this week about Tomlin, Rooney...

In this article: Dan Rooney, Steelers, NFL, Ryan Clark, Bill Cowher, Joey Porter, Super Bowl, and Charlie Batch

...before making a decision. Rooney himself is currently considering Minnesota defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin, who is black, and Chicago assistant Ron Rivera, who is Hispanic, for his team's coaching vacancy. That rule was a huge step...

In this article: Lovie Smith, Tony Dungy, Dan Rooney, NFL, Super Bowl, Colts, Shell, Fritz Pollard, Herman Edwards, and Jerry Reese

...and there was an erroneous report that he had been offered the job. Instead, Tomlin wowed owner Dan Rooney and team president Art Rooney II during two long interviews. Well before Tomlin was hired in Pittsburgh, Whisenhunt accepted the...

In this article: Ken Whisenhunt, Russ Grimm, Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl, Bill Cowher, Cardinals, Pittsburgh, and Arizona