Steelers' Tomlin on teams eyeing trade for him - 'Save your time' - ESPN

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin has a message for any team considering inquiring with the Steelers about his availability in a potential trade.

«Save your time,» the head coach said Tuesday in his season-ending news conference.

After the Steelers' fifth consecutive one-and-done trip to the playoffs, Tomlin's job status and future with the organization has been a hot topic of debate and source of consternation among fans. Tomlin, who signed a three-year extension last offseason and just completed his 18th season at the helm of the organization, said he understands their frustration.

«I understand the nature of what it is that we do, the attention and criticism that comes with it,» he said. «As a matter of fact, I embrace it, to be quite honest with you. I enjoy the urgency that comes with what I do and what we do.

»I don't make excuses for failure. I own it, but I also feel like I'm capable and so as long as I'm afforded an opportunity to do that, I will continue, but I certainly understand their frustrations and probably more importantly than that, I share it because that's how I'm wired."

Tomlin expressed his disappointment with the way the season ended throughout his final news conference, but he admitted that the five-game slide to end the season, capped with a 28-14 wild-card loss to the Ravens was «football justice.»

«I don't view it as misfortune, to be quite honest with you,» Tomlin said. «Particularly at this level in this business and game, there's football justice. You get what you deserve, and so we are here and we're here for really tangible reasons. We didn't involve in the right ways. We didn't strike the right chords at the right time, particularly down the stretch.»

Tomlin said there would be «changes» in the