Mike Tomlin gets 3-year extension

[Mooche]

Mike Tomlin erased any doubts he could follow in the footsteps of Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher when he led the Steelers to a Super Bowl victory in his second year. Now, Pittsburgh has reportedly rewarded the coach with a three-year contract extension, despite missing the playoffs in 2009.

The Steelers have agreed to a three-year extension with Tomlin, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday. The newspaper reported that financial terms were not known.

The Post-Gazette reported that Steelers president Art Rooney, who negotiated Tomlin's extension, is on vacation and could not be reached for comment.

Great job by the Steelers getting Mike locked up. He has proven himself I believe as a very good coach in this league, who completely fits the Pittsburgh mentality of taking no bullcrap. They did miss the playoffs this past year and looked back, but in his defense, he didn't have Troy Polamalu and the team overall wasn't playing good.