Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin Gives Update on Future Plans Following Exit Rumors
“I expect to be back, and I would imagine that those contract things are going to run their course,” Tomlin said, per ESPN. “Art [Rooney II] and I have a really good, transparent relationship. We communicate continually often. I don’t imagine it’s going to be an issue, and I imagine it’s going to get done in a timely manner at the appropriate time, but my mindset is to coach his football team.”
Tomlin’s comments come after he stormed out of a postgame press conference when he was asked about his future with the Steelers. The expectation now is the Steelers are going to give the 51-year-old coach a contract extension, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
“I certainly could have handled that situation better than I did,” Tomlin said about the postgame press conference incident. “But I’ll also say this, I just believe there’s a time and place for everything and postgame press conferences are probably not the place to address contract issues and things of that nature. It’s just a very individual thing, and on game day I doubt any of us are in that mindset, Certainly, I am not.”
Tomlin has one more year remaining on his current contract. It led to some speculation that he could take some time away from the NFL for a year, but Tomlin said that’s not happening. “I understand speculation is a component of what it is that we do,” Tomlin said. “I try not to get caught up in it or distracted by it, particularly when it is not where I’m at. And so that’s been my mindset regarding it.”
Tomlin has been the Steerles head coach since 2007 and third since 1969. During his time in Pittsburgh, Tomlin has led the Steelers to 11 playoff appearances, seven AFC North titles, three AFC Championship appearances, two conference wins and one Super Bowl title.
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Zac Efron’s Movie ‘The Iron Claw’ Has Fans Leaving Theaters in Tears
‘The Iron Claw’ is playing in movie theaters now.
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While movies like Wonka are offering moviegoers a cheery time, Zac Eron’s new movie is giving them a whole field of emotions. The Iron Claw is a drama inspired by the Von Erichs, a legendary professional wrestling family plagued by tragedy. The movie paints both the highs of the family’s lives — including their tight-knit bond — and the heartbreaking lows. (Click here for to find showtimes at a movie theater near you.)
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Many Efron fans and general film watchers have been going into the movie assuming it was a feel-good sports flick. However, they are leaving are seeing one of the most moving films of the past year. Several videos of fans in tears leaving the cineplexes have taken off on TikTok, in addition to other reactions from the public shared around the internet. Continue on to see some of the tearful reactions to The Iron Claw.
“This Movie Crushed Me”
“Wish I coulda hugged my brother after this one,” a third X user wrote. “This movie crushed me, what a performance from Holt McCallany as the father. This movie will have you laughing one minute and crying the next. What a great tribute to such a tragic story. A24, the best.”
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“Saddest Movie Ever Made”
@megslee8Do NOT go see Iron Claw if you want to see the saddest movie ever made. #ironclaw #iwasabrotheronce ♬ original sound – megslee
“I just watched iron claw and had to hold back a gasping sob so hard that I thought I was going to puke,” another moviegoer wrote on X. “I got in the car and immediately started crying again.”
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“Wiping Tears Away”
“A heartbreaking tragedy steeped in Americana,” film critic James Preston Poole wrote on X. “Efron, White, Simon, and Dickinson add such interiority to their portrayal of the Von Erich family that it makes what happens sting so much more. Artful, empathetic, and at times exhilarating. Wiping tears away.”
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“Cannot Stop Crying”
@gia.marianojust saw the iron claw. what the bruh. ♬ original sound – Gia
“the way i could hear other people crying in the theatre when watching the iron claw last night omg. such a good movie,” one cinemagoer recalled. Yet another Iron Claw watcher posted, “just saw the iron claw and i cannot stop crying.”