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Report: Steelers Rejected Bears’ Trade Request for Mike Tomlin

Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin before an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

PITTSBURGH — Adam Schefter of ESPN previously reported that one team reached out to the Pittsburgh Steelers about trading for head coach Mike Tomlin. And now, we know who the team was.

Schefter reported on Saturday morning that the Chicago Bears recently called the Steelers to see if they would be allowed to talk to and potentially try to trade for Tomlin, only to have Pittsburgh rebuff their inquiry.

Schefter added that at least one other team besides the Bears checked into the idea that it could somehow could try to trade for Tomlin, only to be informed that the Steelers coach has a no-trade clause in his contract.

“Discussions never made it to Tomlin, nor is it likely they would they have been successful even if they did,” Schefter wrote.

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