The Pittsburgh Steelers are rewarding coach Mike Tomlin with a three-year contract extension, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday.
The deal would run through 2014. His previous contract, signed when the Steelers hired him in 2007, was worth an average of $2.5 million for five years.
The Steelers have not yet announced Tomlin's new contract and financial terms were unavailable, the paper rreported. Team president Art Rooney is on vacation.
Tomlin, 38, is 31-17 in three seasons as the head coach. His 2009 squad failed to defend its Super Bowl title despite a 6-2 start. They finished the season 9-7.
