Bill Cowher Talks Retirement, Steelers Future

Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Invoice Cowher joined KDKA-TV’s Wealthy Walsh for a one-on-one sit down Monday to debate the Corridor of Famer’s broadcasting profession, his love for Pittsburgh and the way forward for the franchise.

“You’ll be able to take the folks out of Pittsburgh, however not the Pittsburgh out of individuals.” Former Steelers head coach Invoice Cowher sat down with KDKA’s Wealthy Walsh to speak all issues Steelers, together with the way forward for Ben Roethlisberger and the group. https://t.co/LU1iXAq5BK

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Fourteen years into his broadcasting with The NFL At the moment on CBS, Cowher is having fun with the “steadiness” in his life, and the truth that he now has a real offseason to spend with household.

Cowher initially stepped away from the teaching occupation to deal with household, however issues admittedly didn’t go as plan. His spouse Kaye handed away at age 54 three years into his retirement. Cowher has since remarried and moved to New York full-time

“One factor I’ll say is I haven’t misplaced a recreation in 14 years,” Cowher stated in jest.

Cowher additionally supplied his ideas on the state of the Steelers, saying he believes they don’t seem to be that far off from making one other look within the Tremendous Bowl themselves. He compares Pittsburgh to the Tamp Bay Buccaneers, who nobody believed would have gained Tremendous Bowl LV a yr in the past.

“I don’t assume they’re that far,” he stated. “I feel you need to re-tool, there are some choices which are going to should be made.”

He says these choices will in the end come right down to the Rooney’s and head coach Mike Tomlin, who’re recognized to be calculated of their course of.

“Dan did it, Artwork’s gonna do it, I’m positive Mike (Tomlin) will do it too, is you don’t make rash choices proper after the season,” Cowher stated.

However Cowher just isn’t naïve, recognizing powerful decisions are on the horizon for the Steelers group, primarily as a result of influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NFL’s wage cap.

“Swiftly you have got this COVID yr, and as an alternative of the cap going up, it’s coming down dramatically, so consequentially there are going to be some powerful choices you need to make with reference to personnel,” Cowher stated.

Lastly, Walsh requested Cowher if he believes Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger can and needs to be again. The person who initially drafted the 38-year-old sees a return as a robust chance, however admits the monetary ramifications are powerful.

“He’s performed a lot for the group. I feel he needs to return again. I feel you’ll be able to see that in his play this yr,” Cowher stated. “Are you able to deliver all people again? You’ll be able to’t. You by no means can yearly. So you need to sit down and make these choices. Perceive the place you’re.”

Cowher closed the dialogue sharing his love for Pittsburgh, mentioning a Steelers helmet with the Tremendous Bowl XL brand over his proper shoulder.

“You’ll be able to take the folks out of Pittsburgh, however not the Pittsburgh out of individuals,” Cowher closed.