Mike Tomlin has been silent since he decided to step down after 19 seasons as head coach of the Steelers. However, his wife, Kiya Tomlin, has issued a statement about her husband.
"As many of you are aware, my husband has stepped down from his position as Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I want to take a moment to share something from my heart," Kiya Tomlin said in a series of Instagram stories. "I am incredibly proud of all he has accomplished, both on and off the field. Over the past few days, the messages and testimonies shared by current and former players -- the men who knew him best -- have been deeply moving. They've affirmed what I've always known to be true about his purpose and character. His mission began long before the titles and headlines, back when we first met in college, and it has never wavered.
"From the very beginning, his purpose was clear: to help young men become great individuals. Coaching and fatherhood became the avenues through which he lived out that calling. To me, the men who passed through his locker rooms over more than 30 years of coaching, our own children, and the hundreds of young people across the region he personally poured into -- that is his true legacy. They are his coaching tree, and that is the achievement we are most proud of.
"The Coach T Collection was my way of sharing that mentorship with the world -- capturing the lessons, discipline, and mindset that shaped so many lives. While I don't know yet what our next chapter looks like, what I do know is that I am deeply grateful for the journey the Coach T Collection represented.
"Thank you, Pittsburgh. Thank you for your support, your words of kindness, and the warm reception our family has received over the last 19 years."
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Kiya Tomlin issues statement
Mike Tomlin has been silent since he decided to step down after 19 seasons as head coach of the Steelers. However, his wife, Kiya Tomlin, has issued a statement about her husband.
"As many of you are aware, my husband has stepped down from his position as Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I want to take a moment to share something from my heart," Kiya Tomlin said in a series of Instagram stories. "I am incredibly proud of all he has accomplished, both on and off the field. Over the past few days, the messages and testimonies shared by current and former players -- the men who knew him best -- have been deeply moving. They've affirmed what I've always known to be true about his purpose and character. His mission began long before the titles and headlines, back when we first met in college, and it has never wavered.
"From the very beginning, his purpose was clear: to help young men become great individuals. Coaching and fatherhood became the avenues through which he lived out that calling. To me, the men who passed through his locker rooms over more than 30 years of coaching, our own children, and the hundreds of young people across the region he personally poured into -- that is his true legacy. They are his coaching tree, and that is the achievement we are most proud of.
"The Coach T Collection was my way of sharing that mentorship with the world -- capturing the lessons, discipline, and mindset that shaped so many lives. While I don't know yet what our next chapter looks like, what I do know is that I am deeply grateful for the journey the Coach T Collection represented.
"Thank you, Pittsburgh. Thank you for your support, your words of kindness, and the warm reception our family has received over the last 19 years."
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