Mike Tomlin kept waiting for the offense Matt Canada put together to show signs of life.

Signs of progress. Signs of the kind of dynamic play required to get where the franchise so desperately wants to go.

The signs never came. Not often enough or consistent enough anyway.

And certainly not this year, when the weeks passed and the progress Tomlin kept expecting to see never materialized amid a flurry of three-and-outs, field goals and narrow escapes largely orchestrated by the defense.

By Tuesday morning, Tomlin had seen enough, firing Canada in a nearly unprecedented in-season move for one of the most stable clubs in the NFL.

The Steelers hadn’t made an in-season coaching change at the coordinator level or higher since going through three head coaches in 1941.

Tomlin felt as if he ran out of options with the Steelers (6-4) ranking near the bottom of the league in every statistical offensive category.

“This is a result-oriented business and to be short, the improvements were not rapid enough or consistent enough for us to proceed,” Tomlin said.

The Steelers are 28th in points and yards, and Pickett’s development has stalled in a season in which Tomlin expected the 2022 first-round pick to “kill it.”

Running backs coach Eddie Faulkner will serve as the coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan will be the play-caller for the rest of the season.

Jets QB Aaron Rodgers said during his weekly spot on the “Pat McAfee Show” that he hopes to back on the practice field in two weeks, only three months removed from surgery on his torn left Achilles. The four-time NFL MVP, who turns 40 on Dec. 2, has maintained throughout his recovery that his comeback is contingent upon the Jets (4-6) being in contention. ... The Colts waived three-time All-Pro LB Shaquille Leonard. The surprising move comes shortly after Leonard, 28, complained publicly about his playing time decreasing this season following two back surgeries.

Baseball: Guillermo “Willie” Hernández, the 1984 AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner for the World Series champion Tigers, died, one week after he turned 69. The Tigers, with whom he spent six seasons, announced his death but provided no details.

NHL: Blue Jackets defenseman Damon Severson likely will be out six weeks with an oblique injury.