Tremendous Bowl-winning coach Mike Tomlin lands NBC position on 'Soccer Night time in America' broadcast

[ad_1] Mike Tomlin stepped away from his job because the Pittsburgh Steelers coach after the 2025 season to be along with his household and journey and simply decompress. Properly, he’s apparently had sufficient down time and is returning to the NFL in a special position.

Tomlin is becoming a member of NBC’s broadcast of "Soccer Night time in America" present previous to the community’s Sunday Night time Soccer telecast, a supply near Tomlin confirmed to OutKick Tuesday morning.

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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin stands on the sector earlier than an AFC wild-card recreation in opposition to the Houston Texans at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 12, 2026. (Barry Reeger/Imagn Photos)

The Athletic was first to report Tomlin’s imminent hiring.

Tomlin, 54, is an apparent rent. He'll principally substitute Tony Dungy who introduced after the season he was faraway from the published after 17 years.

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And why is Tomlin seen as a pure match?

Tomlin is a Tremendous Bowl-winning coach — verify.

He never had a losing season throughout his 19 seasons because the Steelers head coach — verify.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) depart the sector after an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, Maryland, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

He clearly understands the internal workings of a profitable franchise and the way NFL gamers react to conditions and find out how to handle these gamers — verify.

And he has a manner with phrases — verify.

About his means to show a phrases, which turned each bit a Tomlin trademark as his teaching success, we provide some examples:

"We wish volunteers, not hostages." "We’re not making an attempt to win a preseason recreation. We’re making an attempt to construct a group." "We’re not within the enterprise of amassing splash performs. We’re within the enterprise of successful video games." "Type factors are for determine skating." "I’ve grown snug with the uncomfortable." Tomlin in recent times additionally started calling his group a "collective." After which different coaches began doing the identical.

Tomlin is at minimal anticipated to affix host Maria Taylor, ex-Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and Devin McCourty on set of the pregame present and halftime section.

CBS sports activities broadcaster Invoice Cowher earlier than the sport between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in opposition to the Denver Broncos at Empower Subject at Mile Excessive on Nov. 16, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Photos)

It's unclear how lengthy this relationship will final.

The supply mentioned Tomlin’s contract will embrace a clause that enables him to return to coaching if that is his want.

However one community government identified Tuesday morning that coaches typically be a part of the media with expectations they’ll ultimately step again into teaching, however as a result of the strain of tv doesn’t equal that of teaching within the NFL and the cash is superb, they by no means depart.