Mike Tomlin has stepped down as the Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach, ending a 19-year run during which he never had a losing season. Tomlin, 53, is not expected to coach elsewhere in 2026, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. However, if he has a change of heart and decides to coach next season earlier today The Morning Shift explained why the Atlanta Falcons shouldn’t pursue Mike Tomlin to be their next Head Coach.
“I think of Mike Tomlin as having an immediate disqualifier in terms of us being able to bring him in, and I think you alluded to it yesterday on the socials Beau that draft picks are just not something we’re gonna be able to give up. I don’t see how that would be a possibility for us.” Mike Johnson said
Since Mike Tomlin resigned the Steelers own Tomlin’s rights, so if the Super Bowl winning coach decides to coach next season or at any point in the future the Falcons or any team that wants him would have to compensate the Steelers, and the Falcons, who don’t own their first round pick this year, aren’t in position to give up anymore draft capital.
Falcons President of Football Matt Ryan, who is leading the charge in finding Atlanta’s next Head Coach and General Manager will do his due diligence, but with the Falcons lack of draft capital, the large amount money it would likely cost to get Tomlin, and Tomlin’s reported disinterest in coaching next season it’s unlikely that the future Hall of Fame coach will be the Falcons or any team’s head coach next season.