Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin isn’t staying unemployed for long, according to a report from The Athletic.
Tomlin, 54, will join NBC as the top studio analyst for its Football Night in America pregame show, the outlet reported on Tuesday, April 21.
The former Super Bowl champion was seen as a prime candidate for a broadcasting job when he resigned following the 2025-26 season after 19 seasons with the franchise. Us Weekly has reached out to NBC Sports for comment.
NBC is still working on what its studio desk will look like next season after dismissing former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy after 17 seasons. The network is in the process of determining the roles of Rodney Harrison, Jac Collinsworth and Chris Simms as well, according to The Athletic.
While Tomlin had not explicitly said he was looking for a TV role, Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II told ESPN that the coach was aiming to take a break from the sidelines.
“Mike indicated that he did not anticipate coaching at least in the near future,” Rooney, 73, said in January. “I think he wants to spend time with his family and do some of the kinds of things he hasn’t been able to do for the last many, many years. And so if something like [coaching again] comes up, we’ll deal with it when it comes up, but right now that doesn’t seem to be on his radar.”
Tomlin did not tip his hand as to what he was looking for in his statement following his resignation.
“While this chapter comes to a close, my respect and love for the Pittsburgh Steelers will never change,” he said at the time. “I am excited for what the future holds for this organization, and I will forever be grateful for my time coaching in Pittsburgh.”
Tomlin took over the Steelers in 2007, winning the Super Bowl in his second season. He brought Pittsburgh back to the Super Bowl in 2010, but never returned after that. Though the Steelers made the playoffs in five of the past six seasons, they lost in the Wild Card round each time.
Despite some clamoring for a change, Tomlin’s resignation was met with tears in the Steelers’ locker room, as quarterback Aaron Rodgers reportedly broke down upon learning that Tomlin would not return.
“Mike T’s had more success than damn-near anybody in the league for the last 19-20 years,” Rodgers, 42, said after the team’s Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans. “More than that, though, when you have the right guy and the culture is right, you don’t think about making a change.”
