{"id":246681,"date":"2026-07-18T14:53:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/246681\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T14:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T14:53:24","slug":"steelers-get-mike-tomlin-trade-price-fans-will-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/246681\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Get Mike Tomlin Trade Price Fans Will Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Mike Tomlin<\/a> decides to take another crack at being a head coach in the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> could land a major haul.<\/p>\n

Though Tomlin stepped down following the 2025 campaign, the Steelers retained his rights because his three-year contract extension that he signed in June 2024 and runs through the 2026 season with a team option for 2027 has essentially frozen. As a result, any team interested in hiring him down the line would potentially have to send significant compensation Pittsburgh’s way in order to complete the deal.<\/p>\n

On the latest episode of Cam Heyward’s<\/a> “Not Just Football” podcast, Jon Gruden shared his belief that Tomlin, who was on the former’s Super Bowl XXXVII-winning staff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the team’s defensive backs coach, is worth more than just a first-round pick because of everything he brings to the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, if you get a guy like Mike Tomlin, he\u2019s going to hire a good group of coaches, and he\u2019s going to develop players; that\u2019s worth a lot more than a first-round pick, if you ask me,” Gruden said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

Jan 4, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin during the first half at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

Why a Tomlin Trade Could Transform Steelers’ Future<\/p>\n

Sean Payton has often been touted as an apt comparison for Tomlin in this case, as the long-time New Orleans Saints head coach retired following the 2021 campaign and joined FOX as an analyst in 2022. <\/p>\n

Ahead of the 2023 season, Payton decided to return to the coaching ranks and was hired by the Denver Broncos, who sent a 2023 first-rounder and 2024 second-rounder to New Orleans while also getting a 2024 third-rounder back.<\/p>\n

Tomlin, who joined NBC this offseason and will serve as a member of the network’s “Football Night in America” crew, would immediately become one of the more highly sought-after head coaching candidates in quite some time should he look to rejoin the fray after this upcoming season.<\/p>\n

If Gruden is correct in his evaluation of Tomlin’s value and Pittsburgh<\/a> is capable of landing a package on par with what the Saints received for Payton, if not greater, it would make all the difference in the world in its search for a franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n

With the 2027 draft class looking rather loaded at the position, which is of course subject to change once the college football season commences, the Steelers may have a legitimate shot of finding their long-term solution next spring.<\/p>\n

Should a trade-up materialize as Pittsburgh’s best option, having an extra first-rounder (or two) from a possible Tomlin trade would make stomaching the price tag to jump towards the top of the board easier in tandem with making such a move more realistic in theory.<\/p>\n

We’re a long way away from such a scenario playing out if it does at all, but it’s an exciting proposition for the Steelers.<\/p>\n

Make sure to bookmark Steelers On SI,\u00a0and find our podcast All Steelers Talk on YouTube\u00a0or anywhere you listen!<\/a><\/p>\n

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