Mike Tomlin’s new career path is obvious — and it appears he won’t be going back to the NFL sidelines.
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The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, who stepped down in January, is angling for a sports media job as evidenced by the news Front Office Sports broke March 24.
According to Ryan Glasspiegel and Mike McCarthy, Tomlin has signed with sports media agents Sandy Montag and Alex Flanagan.
It’s the most major hint yet that Tomlin’s next job will find him on camera as an analyst with one of the NFL’s big broadcast partners.
“Look for a bidding war for Mike Tomlin between legacy NFL TV partners and streamers,” McCarthy wrote.
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