Art Rooney II

It was an emotional day for everybody in our organization yesterday.

Mike's been a great leader of our franchise now for 19 years and led us with toughness, integrity, and always reflected the values of our organization.

On behalf of my family, everyone connected with the Steelers.

I want to thank Mike and his family for being part of Steelers football for the last 19 years.

We'll always be grateful.

No.

Every year there's scrutiny and criticism that a coach faces, but you may have reached a different level this year with the fire problem.

Did you get a sense in talking with him how maybe the fan reaction or negativity gave him an impulsive decision?

You know, I don't want to put an exact timeframe on it.

We'll, you know, we'll get started right away and, uh, you know, it'll take weeks at least I would say, um, you know, nowadays there are a number of, uh, protocols we have to follow that are, are sort of really designed to slow the process down.

And so, uh, uh,

As I say, it'll probably take at least a few weeks.

You know, for now, I don't want to sort of put any real parameters around it.

We're going to be an open book in terms of who we look for and the list that we build.

So, yeah.

Could I sign up for another Chuck Knoll or another Bill Cowher or another Mike Tomlin?

Sure.

You know, I think there are a lot of things that go into being a successful head coach.

Number one, really, I think in my mind is leadership and really trusting that this person can stand up in front of your team day in and day out and hold their attention and have them motivated to

to do what they do.