The Chicago Bears will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers with first-year head coach Ben Johnson leading the charge.

Even though Mike Tomlin has gone eight seasons without securing a playoff win, that didn’t stop the Pittsburgh Steelers from retaining their head coach for the 2025 NFL season. While the Steelers seem content with their current head coach,

The Chicago Bears reportedly tried to trade for Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin amid their search for a new HC.

In an attempt to widen their search for a head coach, the Chicago Bears called the Pittsburgh Steelers to inquire about Mike Tomlin 's availability to see if they could talk and try to trade for him, ESPN.com reports. According to the report, those requests fell on deaf ears and Tomlin never personally received the inquiry.

We know of at least one other NFL team that is truly exploring every avenue when it comes to its head coaching search – even inquiring about a trade for Mike Tomlin with the Steelers.

The Steelers reportedly rejected trade talks with the Bears and one other team that involved Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin.

The former Chicago Bears head coach is the seventh person to interview virtually for the job after Jimmy Lake was fired after one season.

Before becoming the head coach of the Bears in 2022, Eberflus was the defensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts. His defense ranked ninth in scoring during the 2021 season.

Pittsburgh Steelers lost to Ravens 28-14 in wild card round ... The Bears have now interviewed 11 candidates for the vacancy they created by firing Matt Eberflus during the season. With the Steelers’ season over, their offensive coordinator Arthur ...

The Atlanta Falcons interviewed former Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus as they continue their search for a defensive coordinator.

The Bears recently called the Steelers to see if they would be allowed to talk to and potentially try to trade for longtime head coach Mike Tomlin, only to have Pittsburgh rebuff their inquiry, league sources told ESPN. https://t.co/MviaUsBrjG

Days after wrapping up his first season as offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arthur Smith interviewed for the vacant Chicago Bears head coach job on Wednesday. The Bears announced the interview.