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Charlie Batch Wanted Mike Tomlin Back With Steelers: ‘Didn’t Necessarily Think It Was Time For A Change’

Mike Tomlin won’t be coaching the Steelers in 2026, but former QB Charlie Batch doesn’t see any reason he shouldn’t. Having once played under him and since covered and analyzed his games as a broadcaster, Batch remains confident that Tomlin was still up to the task. Many have said that it was time to move on, but not in his eyes.

“I didn’t necessarily think it was time for a change”, Batch told Judy Battista on The Insiders on the NFL Network about Mike Tomlin resigning as the Steelers’ head coach. “When I heard the news, I was shocked.