Mike Tomlin served as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2007-2025, which is a remarkably long tenure in the NFL. During more than half of that time, Tomlin was secretly working on a massive Minecraft city, and he’s now revealing it to the general public.
In the first episode of his deep dive into the Minecraft city–and the first video on his YouTube channel–Tomlin shared how the city began, initially with his kids’ participation, but as they grew older, it became more and more of a focus for him alone. Much like the Steelers’ roster changed every season, Tomlin remained the constant.
As you can see in the video, Mike Tomlin put an enormous amount of effort and time into building this city, not only creating the skyscrapers and nearby neighborhoods, but also sports stadiums. He said in the first episode that he’d go into more detail on these stadiums later, but the city includes a baseball field and a soccer pitch, alongside the obvious football field.
His son Mayce also shared that Tomlin would sometimes take his PlayStation, presumably due to a sudden creative spark.
Tomlin has a lot more time to focus on Minecraft since resigning as the Steelers’ head coach following the 2025 season. During his tenure, the team famously never had a losing season, which might just change this year with a grandfather at quarterback and a defense that has major issues stopping the run. Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy is the team’s new head coach, and it’s unclear if he plays Minecraft.
