Mike Tomlin’s switch to the NBC studio is an interesting wrinkle to the NFL season.After 19 years in Pittsburgh, the Super Bowl winning coach will offer insight from the studio and has already made an encouraging start to his new job.Mike Tomlin will be a star attraction on Sunday Night FootballTomlin’s final season ended in defeat in the Wild Card Round alongside Aaron RodgersGettyTomlin was on the sidelines for the Hall of Fame game between Arizona and Carolina that kicked off preseason.His straight talking is what many NFL fans are already looking forward to for the upcoming season when he will offer his insight as a former player and coach.Tomlin signed on to be part of NBC’s Football Night in America crew for the 2026 season, front of center of their pre-game show for Sunday Night Football after nearly two decades on the Pittsburgh sidelines.However, the 54-year-old is also expected to be a man in demand for a return to coaching, having yet to comment publicly on whether he intends to return or step away from coaching for the long term.NFL Weekly Newsletter - SIGN UP!talkSPORT is your home for NFL in the UK as we launch our biggest year of coverage yet!2026 promises to be an epic year for NFL on talkSPORT – and we want you to join us for the ride.MORE INFO & SIGN-UP HERE!This season will be our biggest ever with live commentary of 90+ games, including behind-the-scenes access to international games and all three London fixtures, plus bumper coverage of Super Bowl 61 at SoFi Stadium.Exclusive interviews, hard-hitting opinion, latest front-office drama and top breaking news – all delivered straight to your inbox each week.His record of 19 non-losing seasons in the NFL and victory in Super Bowl XLIII will make him an attractive proposition when the head coach hiring cycle starts again in January 2027.Several coaches start the NFL season on the hotseat.Tomlin would be highly unlikely to take a position midseason if franchises press the panic button, preferring to return refreshed after a year off is very much on his agenda – if he returns at all.However one team are already making moves.A team in need of the sort of culture reset Tomlin was renowned for during his time with the historic NFL franchise.That team, according to NFL Insider and former CBS Sports reporter Jason La Canfora, is the New York Jets – who are without a winning season since 2015, and with a trip to the postseason season 2010.Aaron Glenn is one of several coaches who start the 2026 season under pressureGettyMike McCarthy has replaced Mike Tomlin in PittsburghGettyMany observers consider Aaron Glenn fortunate to still be in his position after two lost seasons with Gang Green.A telling sign that he may be on the hotseat is that he fired both offensive and defensive coordinators amidst their 3-14 season, meaning 2027 is likely his last throw of the dice.The Jets have three picks in the first round of next year’s eagerly anticipated NFL Draft, and in an ideal world would look to pair a high profile young quarterback with a coach for years to come.If Glenn is to depart, Tomlin is top of the list of Jets owner Woody Johnson, according to La Canfora who reports Glenn is ‘a dead man walking,’ via a league executive.“Woody is starting to ask a lot of questions, he is doing his homework on Tomlin,” La Canfora quotes an executive as telling him.“This one has legs, Mike Tomlin is in New York at Rockefeller Center for NBC, Woody is back in charge at the facility, and he knows how steep the competition will be.“You are going to hear a lot about the Jets.”NFL's Greatest......Ranking the top 10......Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and moreTight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?When did Mike Tomlin leave the Steelers?Tomlin will be a regular in New York for his NBC work, making the Jets an obvious proposition if their struggles continue.The Steelers called time on their partnership with Tomlin after a 10-7 season and an eighth AFC North title, but it ultimately ended with another disappointing early postseason exit.Pittsburgh were hammered 30-6 by the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round and in the end a reset in Pennsylvania was probably in the interests of both parties.Mike McCarthy has come in to replace Tomlin in Pittsburgh but having set a culture in Black and Yellow, Tomlin’s skills are likely to be sought after.He will be in the studio for Week 1’s opening Sunday Night Football between McCarthy’s former team the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.However the race for Tomlin’s long-term services might already have started.