Ever since he voluntarily stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in January, hypothesis has hovered over the standing of Mike Tomlin concerning whether or not or not he might ultimately make a return to the sidelines.
Tomlin could have addressed such chatter through a major profession choice.
Mike Tomlin exploring profession choices away from the NFL?
On Tuesday afternoon, Ryan Glasspiegel and Michael McCarthy of Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported that longtime sports activities media agent Sandy Montag and fellow agent Alex Flanagan will characterize Tomlin in talks with media shops about potential broadcasting jobs. Whereas this improvement does not verify that Tomlin is totally completed as an NFL head coach, it might point out that he does not plan to work for a single group anytime quickly.
Again in January, Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend and Corridor of Famer Ronde Barber revealed that he believed Tomlin “desires to be finished” teaching and wasn’t merely taking a 12 months off. In early February, NFL insider Jay Glazer of Fox Sports echoed Barber’s take.
Each Barber and Glazer are identified to have shut relationships with Tomlin.
Which NFL media companions might pursue Mike Tomlin?
A report from January claimed that Fox was “thought of the favourite” to land Tomlin’s providers if he determined to pursue a profession as an NFL analyst. Nevertheless, that was earlier than it was learned that Corridor of Fame Coach Tony Dungy will now not be a part of NBC’s “Soccer Evening in America” program. Moreover, former quarterback Matt Ryan has left CBS to grow to be the Atlanta Falcons’ president of soccer.
Again in February 2025, Andrew Marchand of The Athletic talked about that Tomlin might ultimately grow to be “the following $100M NFL TV analyst.” It is unclear precisely what he will likely be in search of from networks, however Glasspiegel and McCarthy shared that “Tomlin is anticipated to have a number of suitors.”
Tomlin and the Steelers agreed to a three-year contract extension that included a group choice for 2027 in June 2024, so a unique group must acquire his rights from Pittsburgh if he needed to return to teaching. It now seems like he has one thing else in thoughts for a minimum of the 2026 season.
