Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher weighed in on the growing calls to fire Mike Tomlin. Cowher, who coached Pittsburgh from 1992 to 2006 and handed the job to Tomlin in 2007, finally opened up on this growing speculation.

” I mean, I think it’s a very quick reaction to a period of time right now where Pittsburgh is going through it,” Cowher said on NFL on CBS , before highlighting Tomlin’s 19-year relationship with the team and the organizational stability.

“I think Mike understands that the next five weeks will determine the impact of change that’s going to take place at the end of the year. But I think history has shown that Mike Tomlin embraces these opportunities and these challenges,” he added.

Tomlin’s résumé in Pittsburgh is very substantial. Since taking over

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