When Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II speaks, he’s not particularly demonstrative. He chooses his words carefully. He avoids speaking in absolutes. He just doesn’t say very much at all. Period.
In a closed-door press conference with the Pittsburgh media, Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II continued to show his support of head coach Mike Tomlin. (Rooney does it every year like this, yet fans blasted him for making it hush-hush and not streaming it live like Tomlin’s weekly pressers.)
Rooney sits down with Pittsburgh's Action Sports to discuss the "disappointing" season finish, Mike Tomlin, Justin Fields, Russell Wilson and a potential Steelers game in Ireland.
A noteworthy statement that Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II made in his annual year-end meeting with the media was a quick retort to a question about recent comments made by his brother. Last week,
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a decision to make regarding the futures of quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields ahead of free agency.
PITTSBURGH — Art Rooney II knows the Pittsburgh Steelers have problems. The team's longtime president doesn't think his head coach is one of them. Rooney said Monday the club remains fully behind Mike Tomlin, who is now closing in on a decade since his most recent playoff victory following another quick postseason exit.
The Steelers front office has their work cut out for this this offseason, particularly on the offensive side of the ball.
Steelers wide receiver George Pickens is eligible for a contract extension this offseason and his future in Pittsburgh was among the topics Steelers president Art Rooney II addressed in a session with reporters on Monday.
Steelers president Art Rooney II called it "a short conversation" because his organization had no interest in moving on from Tomlin.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still happy with their culture, even after some horrid losses in the playoffs as of late. After the team’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Steelers had a gut check about their effort and focus. Players rebuffed the idea of effort being an issue, but rather, the execution of it.
Pittsburgh Steelers owner and President Art Rooney II sat down with WTAE sports reporter Ashley Liotus and she put it right out there about the team’s lack of fight and discipline on this team in recent seasons. A point Rooney pushed back on in the worst way possible.