# Mike Tomlin leaves door open to coaching return: 'I'll cross that bridge when I come to it' > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1227569 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 12:44 PM · Read it: Tomlin is expected to draw significant interest from teams with head-coach openings after the season, though it's unclear whether he would leave NBC to return to a team. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 11:46 AM: [Ex-Steelers HC Mike Tomlin Leaves Door Open for Coaching Return]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin didn't shut down the idea of returning to coaching down the line, though it's not his focus at the moment. - Nov 11, 2026, 12:02 PM: [Mike Tomlin on coaching again: "I'll cross that bridge when I come to it"]() — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States) Tomlin says he hasn't thought about it, but that "some of that’s going to come up in the not-too-distant future." - Nov 11, 2026, 12:44 PM: [Mike Tomlin leaves door open to coaching return: 'I'll cross that bridge when I come to it']() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Tomlin is expected to draw significant interest from teams with head-coach openings after the season, though it's unclear whether he would leave NBC to return to a team.