Mike Tomlin is the driving force behind the Pittsburgh Steelers' offseason

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 offseason was highlighted by three critical moves. Those would be the trade for DK Metcalf, the pursuit of Aaron Rodgers, and signing Darius Slay.

According to Josina Anderson, an NFL insider, there is a common thread in all of those moves. They are or were pushed by Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, who has become the central figure in the team’s offseason.

“Tomlin was very adamant about getting DK Metcalf from what I hear, clearly he’s still at the table over his dice on Rodgers, now he has to bring it home,” Anderson wrote on X.

It is no surprise that Tomlin is the one pushing many of the team’s big moves. He is a tenured head coach and has a lot of say in what the organization does on a day to day basis. That includes free agency and the NFL Draft. There are few head coaches that are as involved in the team building and personnel evaluation part of the process like Tomlin.

Take all of the team’s moves, especially for veterans with pedigree, as a sign that Tomlin is in the seat making a lot of moves. He is the driving force behind the Steelers’ offseason moves and their future outlook, which will eventually be to land a franchise quarterback.

Until that can happen, Tomlin and the Steelers had to go back to the drawing board and make some changes. They are doing so by adding premium talents, even if some of those players are no longer in the prime of their careers.

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