Although Mike Tomlin’s focus is on the Houston Texans for Monday night’s Wild Card game, the national media’s attention remains on his future. After John Harbaugh was ousted yesterday, speculation continues to mount that Tomlin could also exit. Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Tomlin departing would be on his terms moreso than Harbaugh’s de facto firing, but sources offer mixed insights on his future.
“The source believes Tomlin would be more intrigued by doing TV than returning to the coaching market, should he leave the Steelers,” Fowler wrote in a Wednesday column. “The source wonders what Tomlin has left to chase as an NFL coach.