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

The Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly rebuffed a trade request from the Chicago Bears for head coach Mike Tomlin, who has publicly stated he has no interest in leaving the organization

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

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 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

Mike Tomlin has already made it clear he has no interest in another coaching job, but that didn't stop the Chicago Bears from at least trying to inquire

The Chicago Bears inquired with the Pittsburgh Steelers about trading for head coach Mike Tomlin but were denied any opportunity to pursue the move, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.At least one other team looked into trading for Tomlin before the Steelers told it that the coach has a no-trade clause in his contract,

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