Aaron Rodgers calls out 'Twitter experts' during passionate defense of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin

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Arguably two most important positions in football are up in the air for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Not only could quarterback Aaron Rodgers be heading for retirement this offseason, leaving the Steelers without a plan at the position, but head coach Mike Tomlin has been speculated as a candidate to part ways with the team after nearly two decades. After Monday's 30-6 playoff loss to the Houston Texans, the next questions for Pittsburgh revolve around Rodgers and Tomlin.

In Rodgers' opinion, however, there should be no questions over Tomlin's job security with the Steelers. The veteran quarterback spoke at-length in his postgame press conference on Monday about how silly he found it that Tomlin, one of the best coaches in NFL history, would be on the "hot seat."

Here's what Rodgers had to say about Mike Tomlin potentially being fired by the Steelers.

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Aaron Rodgers press conference

Rodgers is typically a hot commodity at his press conferences, and for many reasons, his postgame presser after Monday's playoff loss may have been his most important of the 2025 season. The question many fans wanted to know, of course, was if he'd be returning to the NFL in 2026.

Rodgers, however, said "I'm not gonna talk about that."

"I'm not going to make any emotional decisions," Rodgers said. "I'm disappointed. It was such a fun year. Lot of adversity, but a lot of fun."

While Rodgers didn't have a lot to say about his own future, he did have a lot to say about Mike Tomlin's future in Pittsburgh.

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What did Aaron Rodgers say about Mike Tomlin?

Postgame on Monday, Rodgers was asked about Tomlin, who hasn't led the Steelers to a playoff win since 2016 despite six postseason trips since then. Despite rumors that Pittsburgh could choose to part ways with its longtime coach, Rodgers wasn't buying it.

In a lengthy rant about how opinions from media and "Twitter experts" have affected the coach's job security, Rodgers said he disagrees with the idea that teams should move on from good coaches just because of outside pressure.

"This league has changed a lot in 21 years. When you hear conversations about the 'Mike Tomlins' of the world, the 'Matt LaFleurs' of the world, those are just two that I played for. And when I first got in the league, there wouldn't be conversations about whether those guys were on the 'hot seat,'" Rodgers said. "But the way that the league is covered now, and the way that there's snap decisions, and a validity given to the 'Twitter experts' and all the experts on TV now... To me that's an absolute joke."

"Mike T. Has had more success than damn-near everybody in the league for the last 19, 20 years. More than that, when you have the right guy, and the culture is right, you don't think about making a change. But there's a lot of pressure that comes from the outside, and obviously that sways decisions from time-to-time. But it's not how I would do things, and not how they used to be."

Rodgers was then asked another Tomlin-related question after that, and he didn't respond well.

"I’ve talked extensively about how I feel about Mike. And I just did in that f****** answer. Thanks," Rodgers said before walking away from the podium.

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