(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, center, stands on the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Pittsburgh, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Stamford, CT) Sources confirmed to ESPN today that former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is joining NBC’s Sunday night pregame show, “Football Night in America,” as an NFL studio analyst. Sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that talks between Tomlin and NBC picked up steam in Augusta, Georgia two weeks ago. The Athletic first reported Tomlin’s hiring at NBC. The fifty-three-year-old Tomlin is the second former Steelers head coach to transition into broadcasting, joining his predecessor, Bill Cowher, who was hired at CBS as a studio analyst in 2007 after stepping down from the Steelers. Cowher never returned to coaching. Tomlin stepped down as the head coach of the Steelers on January 13th, 2026 after nineteen seasons with the team and was the longest-tenured head coach of a North American professional sports franchise prior to his resignation. Tomlin had a 193-114-2 record in the regular season, a record of 8-12 in the postseason and never finished below .500 during his NFL head coaching career.