Mike Tomlin confirms that he wants no part of rumored career change should he decide to step away from the Pittsburgh Steelers
If Mike Tomlin does leave the Steelers, it won’t be for a rumored career change.
Mike Tomlin has been the head football coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers for nearly two decades at this point. Any relationship, even if it’s good, will have gone through ups and downs after that length of time.
Tomlin and the Steelers are no different. Pittsburgh is back in the playoffs for the third consecutive year and has won the AFC North for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. While Tomlin has yet to say that he will be back for 2026, he doesn’t have to. His contract runs through the 2027 season. However, some have wondered if now would be time for a break. It might be, but don’t expect it to be for a spot in the studio.
Mike Tomlin shoots down idea of working in television
“I don’t participate in any of that,” Tomlin said via the Rich Eisen Show regarding rumors of his departure for TV. “I can’t allow myself to. I’m not even really privy to the specifics of what you’re talking about. I just realize it’s a component of what I do and what we do. You better learn to live with it or at least endure it.
“I’m institutionalized, man. I gotta have it. I just love the challenges week in and week out that this job provides. The growth in it. The collective growth, the individual growth. A lot of lessons I’ve learned in life has been through my football experiences. I’ve been on a team every year of my life, man, since 1980. And so I really appreciate it.”
The idea of Tomlin on television makes sense. No coach in the league works the microphone better than Coach Tomlin. Executives of companies with NFL rights would be lining up to add Tomlin as either a color analyst or part of a studio show. Perhaps one day they will, but it won’t be soon.
There is an old saying in football: “Coaches, coach.” It’s just in the DNA of these guys, especially when you have had a taste of winning at the highest level, the way Tomlin has. He’s also in his early 50s. This isn’t Pete Carroll or Bill Belichick, or even Andy Reid we’re talking about.
So maybe one day, Tomlin is calling games or breaking them down. That day doesn’t feel anytime soon, however.
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