Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti responds to Mike Tomlin's resignation from Steelers in real time: 'He did? Holy s' Jason Owens January 14, 2026 at 5:21 AM 0 This is serendipitous. Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti was conducting a scheduled news conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss the conclusion of Baltimore's season. Just as he was taking questions from reporters, news of Mike Tomlin's resignation as head coach of the the rival Pittsburgh Steelers broke. Bisciotti was stunned. "He did? Is that official?" Bisciotti asked when informed that Tomlin had stepped down.
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Jason Owens January 14, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti was conducting a scheduled news conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss the conclusion of Baltimore's season. Just as he was taking questions from reporters, news of Mike Tomlin's resignation as head coach of the the rival Pittsburgh Steelers broke.
Bisciotti was stunned.
"He did? Is that official?" Bisciotti asked when informed that Tomlin had stepped down.
Bisciotti was then asked (jokingly?) if Tomlin would be a candidate to replace longtime Ravens coach John Harbaugh, whom Bisciotti fired last week after a loss to Tomlin's Steelers eliminated Baltimore from the playoffs and sent Pittsburgh into the postseason.
"Holy s***, wouldn't that be awesome?" Bisciotti said.
Laughter in the room ensued. Bisciotti paused.
"Only if John took the Pittsburgh job," he continued, with a smile on his face. "Wow, wouldn't that be interesting? I don't know, that thing last week, maybe disqualified him from my opening after our kicker missed a kick to let them advance.
"Good for Mike. Yeah, I dunno. Talk to him."
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Bisciotti went on to talk about his admiration for his team's longtime rival coach.
"I love Mike," he continued. "I've admired Mike for 18 years. That's really shocking that he did it that way. But, yeah, that's kind of crazy."
Could Tomlin to Ravens or Harbaugh to Steelers actually happen?
To be clear, there's no indication that either Tomlin would land in Baltimore or that Harbaugh would take the Steelers job. Tomlin resigned, and initial reports indicate that he's more likely to go into broadcasting than take another coaching job next year.
And since he stepped down rather than being fired, his NFL coaching rights remain under control of the Steelers. He's under contract with Pittsburgh through the 2027 season. Wherever Tomlin would land in a hypothetical coaching scenario would require approval and a trade from the Steelers. They're not going to green-light Tomlin to the Ravens.
Harbaugh, meanwhile, remains the most coveted candidate on the coaching market. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Giants, Falcons and Titans are the frontrunners to retain his services, according to The Athletic's Dianna Russini. While Baltimore doesn't have any control over where Harbaugh lands, the idea of him coaching in Pittsburgh seems equally preposterous — though slightly more realistic than Tomlin landing in Baltimore.
Tyler Loop's missed field goal looms large
Regardless, it's wild times in the AFC North after nearly two decades of coaching stability for the division's most successful franchises. That these dominoes have fallen this way thanks in part to a missed 44-yard field goal makes things that much wilder.
Bisciotti fired Harbaugh two days after Baltimore kicker Tyler Loop missed that 44-yard field goal as time expired that would have secured a win for the Ravens and sent them to the playoffs instead of the Steelers.
Bisciotti was asked Tuesday if Loop making that field goal would have saved Harbaugh's job.
"For a week," Bisciotti responded, point blank.
"For a week"Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti on if Harbaugh would still be their coach if Tyler Loop made the kick pic.twitter.com/1ERnwzXAqr
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So it sounds like Harbaugh was out in Baltimore regardless of the result of that field goal and that game. A trip to the playoffs, of course, would have opened up many possibilities.
A deep run and most certainly a Super Bowl win would have had the potential to sway Bisciotti. But barring subsequent significant playoff success in the event that Loop had made that kick, it sounds like Bisciotti had made up his mind about Harbaugh.
And now, as of Tuesday, two of the AFC's most venerated franchises are in search of a head coach.
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Published: January 13, 2026 at 11:28PM on Source: ANDY MAG
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