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Jalen Ramsey calls out Steelers fans chanting for Mike Tomlin firing

Meby: Nick Geddes12/16/25NickGeddesNews

Seventeen days have passed since Pittsburgh Steelers fans inside Acrisure Stadium chanted “Fire Tomlin.” At the time, the Steelers were minutes away from falling to the Buffalo Bills for their fifth loss out of seven.

Pittsburgh fans were frustrated and clearly felt as if a change was needed at the top. Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey found the chants to fire Mike Tomlin to be “bullsh*t.”

“Me, personally, I thought the chants were bullsh*t,” Ramsey said Saturday, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN. “That’s comical in my mind. That’s all I’ll say about that.”

While team legends such as Ben Roethlisberger and James Harrison suggested it may be time for Tomlin to get a fresh start elsewhere, current players, such as Ramsey, stood behind their head coach. And in the aftermath of the chants, the Steelers have responded in a big way.

In Week 14, they defeated the Baltimore Ravens to stay atop first place in the AFC North. Monday, they defeated the Miami Dolphins, 28-15. Pittsburgh is 8-6, holding a one-game lead over Baltimore with three games remaining in the regular season.

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As for Tomlin, he’s been Pittsburgh’s head coach since the 2007 season. This is year 19 of what has been a successful run for Tomlin in the Steel City. The Steelers are well over .600 under his leadership. Pittsburgh under Tomlin has finished .500 or better in every season, winning a Super Bowl in 2008.

The Steelers, however, have not won a playoff game since the 2016 season. That, ultimately, is where the frustration stems from. Tomlin understands that.

“In general, I agree with them,” Tomlin said of the chants. “And from this perspective, football is our game. We’re in the sport entertainment business. And so, if you root for the Steelers, entertaining them is winning. And so, when you’re not winning, it’s not entertaining. And if you’ve been in this business, you understand that. And so, I respect it. I share frustrations. I understand what makes this thing go, and winning is what makes this thing go.”