Overview
- Reporting from ESPN and CBS Sports says an outright firing is unlikely, though a mutual parting after the season is being considered.
- Multiple insiders, including Mike Florio on SNF, have cited growing chatter that Tomlin could take a broadcasting role as a short-term reset.
- Tomlin’s contract reportedly includes a no-trade clause, and the NFL hiring calendar complicates any attempt to trade his rights.
- The Sporting News outlined potential successors, naming Brian Flores, Klint Kubiak, Jeff Hafley, Mike LaFleur, Chris Shula and Mike McCarthy.
- Context for the debate: Tomlin has 19 seasons without a losing record, yet the Steelers have not won a playoff game since 2016.