Mike Tomlin’s contract extension could very well be done already. Actually, it could have been done for a while now, and we’re just waiting for the official announcement from the Steelers a day or so before the start of training camp.

Five of Tomlin’s six career extensions have come around the start of camp, so it’s quite likely that sometime between now and when the Steelers report to Saint Vincent College on July 26 that the news will be revealed to the public.

As expected, it has been pretty quiet on the extension front.

Owner Art Rooney II said after the season that he didn’t want to speculate on an extension for his coach, who has two years remaining on his contract. Rooney then told the team’s website later in the week: “I don’t really evaluate Mike on anything other than I’m glad he’s our coach. Hopefully, he’ll be our coach in the future. He gives us a chance to win, year in and year out, and puts us in a position where we have a chance to compete for a championship.”

You don’t have to be a soothsayer to know what that meant.

It’s never been about whether Tomlin was going to get extended. How the Rooneys have run the Steelers since the day they hired Chuck Noll illustrates that — 54 years and three head coaches. That’s how they do business, whether you agree with it or not. Being a stable organization is the priority and has been ever since they tasted success in the early 1970s.