{"id":1796,"date":"2026-01-16T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/afc-notes-mike-tomlin-aaron-rodgers-steve-bisciotti-ravens-steelers\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:04:14","slug":"afc-notes-mike-tomlin-aaron-rodgers-steve-bisciotti-ravens-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightresearcher.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/afc-notes-mike-tomlin-aaron-rodgers-steve-bisciotti-ravens-steelers\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Notes: Mike Tomlin, Aaron Rodgers, Steve Bisciotti, Ravens, Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"


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There was chaos in the way of the Ravens players, incl Lamar Jackson<\/strong>influenced the organization’s decision to dismiss John Harbaugh<\/strong>. Owner of Baltimore Steve Bisciotti<\/strong> he said he had made up his mind before talking to Jackson. <\/p>\n

“I don’t think the players had a big role in my decision,”<\/em> Bisciotti said, via Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. “My decision on Monday was right. When I got off the phone with Lamar, I told him that my decision was well planned. ‘But when I hang up, I don’t want you to think that the decision was reasonable.’ That was on Monday night.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Bisciotti said there are people in the organization who prefer to keep Harbaugh, explaining that he feels they have not been successful in recent years. <\/p>\n

“I just thought it was something that 10 years ago, we won the third most games in the NFL and yet, people said we were underclassmen,”<\/em> Bisciotti said. \u201cWe were, and we had to own that.<\/em><\/p>\n

As for whether Jackson will play a role in deciding their next coach, Bisciotti said the quarterback will have “a lot to say”<\/em> but he will not be strong in his final choice. <\/p>\n

“You say a lot, but he doesn’t have power. I have power. They have ideas, and I want them all. I care a lot about my players, but I can’t give them power,”<\/em> Bisciotti said. <\/p>\n

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  • The cost of TE shares Pat Freiermuth<\/strong> he was disappointed about his role in the case this year, but he was proud that he did not talk about himself: “I can say that I am disappointed by the lack of opportunities that have been given to me.”<\/em> (Nick Farabaugh)<\/li>\n
  • Freiermuth doesn’t want to go, though: “I’m a Steeler. I want to be here, and I want to see this thing right.”<\/em> (Farabaugh)<\/li>\n
  • Per Josina Anderson, former Steelers HC Mike Tomlin<\/strong> he had considered leaving Pittsburgh before the season started, and it’s believed he didn’t feel flattered by the speculation around town that he should be fired. <\/li>\n
  • Owner of the Steelers Art Rooney II<\/strong> about trading Tomlin: “Mike indicated that he didn’t expect to coach, at least in the immediate future. … If something like that comes up, we’ll deal with it when it comes up. But right now, it doesn’t seem to be on his radar.”<\/em> (Pellisero)<\/li>\n
  • Rooney to Tomlin: “The important thing is that we were always arguing with Mike, and that’s what matters.”<\/em> (Pryor)<\/li>\n
  • Rooney II says it was Tomlin’s decision to resign: “I wasn’t shocked, but I wasn’t expecting this conversation either. When you get to this stage of the job … you know it’s coming.”<\/em> (Pryor)<\/li>\n
  • Rooney II: “Of course I was determined to run again next year with Mike. That’s what I was waiting to talk about yesterday.”<\/em> (Rapoport)<\/li>\n
  • Tomlin departs from more than a “a decision related to family rather than a decision related to football,<\/em>” by Rooney. (Farabaugh)<\/li>\n
  • Rooney II says he thinks Tomlin’s decision to leave will affect the QB Aaron Rodgers<\/strong>‘ the future: “Aaron came here to play for Mike. I think it will affect his decision.”<\/em> (Pryor)<\/li>\n
  • The next Steelers coach will be hired from outside the organization, as Rooney notes that none of the current staff will be promoted to the position. (Jones)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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