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If former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin wanted a new coaching job next year, he would have several contracts in front of him by midnight.
But after stepping down after 19 years with Pittsburgh, Tomlin appears to be sitting out this coaching cycle, with reports saying that he wants to go into the broadcast side of things for a year.
One NFL insider doesn't believe it, though.
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He doesn't think Tomlin will take a year off from head coaching before returning to the NFL.
He believes Tomlin will never return to coaching and that he is ready to start the second half of his career on television.
Jay Glazer was on "Wake Up Barstool" Wednesday morning and discussed whether he thinks Tomlin will be itching to get back on the sideline following a year's sabbatical spent attempting new things.
"No, that's not happening," Glazier said plainly. "Mike T's done. He's done. He's been done."
If there isn't a bidding war for Tomlin when it comes to which team he is leading next year, there might be an even bigger battle for his services when it comes to being on broadcast. Glazer's FOX, NBC, ESPN, CBS, and even streamers like Amazon or Netflix could be all-in on Tomlin, who has been a familiar face for fans new and old for the past two decades when watching football.
After Tom Brady's 10-year, $375 million contract with FOX, all bets are off when it comes to notable faces making the career shift to television. It would allow Tomlin to continue discussing and breaking down the game he loves without the wear and tear of the nonstop grind of coaching a team.
For Pittsburgh, they are still searching for who will replace Tomlin at the helm. Currently, names such as Mike McCarthy and Brian Flores have been linked as frontrunners for one of the most secure positions in sports over the last 60-plus years.
Since 1969, there have been only three head coaches for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 2026, they'll name their fourth, with possibly Tomlin calling their games from a booth or analyzing them from a halftime desk.
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