Steelers news: Le'Veon Bell's hilarious reaction to Mike Tomlin's wild Minecraft city

Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin revealed a massive Minecraft city he has built over more than 12 years, unveiling it in a nearly 20-minute YouTube video published Wednesday, according to ESPN. Former Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell reacted on X to a clip of the city's high-rise apartments, writing "we were tryna win super bowls and coach T was on minecraft building cities," Yahoo Sports reported.

ESPN reported that Tomlin's 19 seasons with the Steelers, from 2007 to 2025, made him the league's longest-tenured head coach before he stepped down on Jan. 13. He is second on the franchise's all-time wins list and never had a losing record in his 19 seasons. He has since joined NBC Sports as an analyst.

Tomlin said he became interested in Minecraft's creative mode, which lets users build with unlimited resources, after watching his kids play the game in middle school, according to ESPN. Yahoo Sports reported that the project began on PlayStation 3 as a way to bond with his children before growing into a long-term hobby. Each of his kids took part and has buildings in the city, though Tomlin said their involvement faded over time while his grew.

"Over the course of time, they got just disinterested in the game," Tomlin said, according to ESPN. "My participation probably at times increased." He also called the building process "mindless entertainment" and "therapeutic," saying he is "not a big TV watcher" and that it "allowed me to detach from the realities and the pressures of life."

The city centers on densely populated buildings surrounding a body of water, built up from small beginnings into full neighborhoods over 12 years, per ESPN. The first structure he built was a "boutique hotel" with an executive spa, therapy rooms, indoor and outdoor boutiques, an elevator well and a main desk, and Tomlin said he was "lighting conscious" in designing it. Another community includes an apartment building with an aquarium on every floor, and he said he aimed to be "view conscious" with his high-rises, including one facing baseball and soccer stadiums he plans to show in a future video.

Tomlin also highlighted a rooftop penthouse, his favorite, labeled "Trump Tower," with an on-video caption noting it was "Not an endorsement" and dated to 2015, ESPN reported. He said he placed virtual villagers inside the building to see "how people moved throughout the space," which has open living and dining areas, a "Jack and Jill" bedroom layout and a rooftop entertainment area. He said he also made sure to include "appropriate number of public restrooms and stuff throughout all my public facilities, men's and women's restrooms."

Bell's joke referenced the Steelers' 2013-2017 run, when he and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and receiver Antonio Brown formed the "Killer B's" offense, according to Yahoo Sports. During those 62 regular-season games with Pittsburgh, Bell totaled 5,336 rushing yards, 2,660 receiving yards and 42 touchdowns, and he set a franchise playoff record by rushing for 170 yards on 30 carries in the 2016 divisional round's 18-16 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite that production, the Steelers never reached the Super Bowl during Bell's tenure, Yahoo Sports reported. Tomlin said he plans to release another video featuring "something you'll find really interesting," though he gave no timeline for when it would be posted, according to ESPN.