Mike Tomlin is the American football head coach for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. Tomlin has never had a losing record throughout his seventeen-year tenure as head coach as of 2024. Aside from winning Super Bowl XLIII, Tomlin has led the Steelers to one more Super Bowl appearance, three AFC Championship appearances, and seven AFC North Division titles. He has also guided the Steelers to 173 victories since 2007 (by the end of the 2023 season), which ranks third in the NFL during that period. Furthermore, he has appeared in 8 playoff games. As of 2024, Tomlin is the longest-tenured head coach in the NFL.

Hampton, Virginia native, Tomlin went to Denbigh High School, after which he enrolled at College of William and Mary and played football as a wide receiver, graduating in 1995. The latter year, he began his coaching career with the Virginia Military Keydets Football team, serving as the wide receivers coach for 1 year. Since then, he guided different positional groups of 5 collegiate and NFL teams for 11 years before landing the head coaching gig in Pittsburgh. Tomlin is also the first African American head coach in Pittsburgh Steelers history.

Mike Tomlin's Personal Information

Mike Tomlin's Early Life, Personal Life, and Family Background

Mike Tomlin was born in Hampton, Virginia on March 15, 1972. His father Ed Tomlin played in the NFL and CFL. His mother Julia and stepfather Leslie raised Tomlin since he was six years. Tomlin concluded his secondary education at Denbigh High School in Newport News, Virginia. Tomlin played wide receiver/tight end during school days (via Celebrity Net Worth). He has an older brother named Eddie.

Mike Tomlin's Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Mike Tomlin has a net worth of $30 million as of October 2024.

Mike Tomlin House

Mike Tomlin bought a house in Squirrel Hill, a residential neighborhood in the east end of Pittsburgh in 2007. The property is spread over 9,000 square feet as per Celebrity Net Worth.

Mike Tomlin Contract & Salary

Mike Tomlin’s first contract paid him $2.5 million annually on a four-year deal. His latest three-year deal (signed in 2024) gives him $12.5 AAV as per Pro Football Network.

Mike Tomlin Coaching History

As a wide receivers coach, Mike Tomlin began his coaching career with the VMI Keydets in 1995. Tomlin coached various positional groups at Memphis, Arkansas, and Cincinnati for the next five years.

The year 2000 gave him his first NFL break with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as defensive backs coach. In 2006, he got his first real opportunity to show defensive acumen as the Minnesota Vikings gave him the defensive coordinator position. He only had to wait one year as the following year saw him get the head coaching title in Pittsburgh.

VMI (1995)

Mike Tomlin first jumped into coaching as the wide receivers coach with Keydets under head coach Bill Stewart.

Memphis (1996)

Mike Tomlin served as a graduate assistant for one year at Memphis and worked with defensive backs and special teams.

Arkansas State (1997 - 1998)

Tomlin served as the defensive backs coach with the Red Wolves for two years.

Cincinnati Bearcats (1999 - 2000)

Mike Tomlin joined the Bearcats coaching staff in 1999 as defensive backs coach and stayed there for two seasons.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2001 - 2005)

Mike Tomlin served under two different head coaches during his tenure with the Bucs as defensive backs coach. He first served under Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy and learned Tampa 2 defense under him. He was retained under new head coach Jon Gruden and in his six years in Tampa, the defense never ranked worse than sixth overall. He also won Super Bowl XXXVII with them in 2002.

Minnesota Vikings (2006)

Tomlin’s first promotion in the pros came in the form of defensive coordinator when the Vikings hired him in 2006 to serve under head coach Brad Childress. Minnesota finished with the 8th-best overall defense that year.

Pittsburgh Steelers (2007 - Present)

Mike Tomlin was hired as the 16th head coach in Steelers franchise history on January 27, 2007, and replaced Bill Cowher. In his first year, Tomlin led the Steelers to the AFC North crown but got one and done in playoffs. However, in his second season, he led the Steelers to a Super Bowl XLIII ring after defeating the Arizona Cardinals. In the next three years from 2009 till 2011, the Steelers missed the playoffs only once and got back to the Super Bowl once again in 2010, but came up short against the Green Bay Packers. After missing the postseason in back-to-back seasons (2012 and 2013) for the first time since Tomlin’s arrival, the Steelers went on to reach the playoffs for four straight years from 2014 to 2017. Pittsburgh also won three divisional titles in those four years. In 2016, the Steelers lost to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game. That is also the last time, Mike Tomlin-led Steelers have won a playoff game. From 2018 to 2023, Pittsburgh has reached the postseason three times and all their playoff trips have been one-and-done. During these six years, the Steelers have won the AFC North crown once. By the end of 2023, Mike Tomlin has a 173-100-2 record in the regular season while going 8-10 in the postseason.

Mike Tomlin's Playing Career

Mike Tomlin played as a wide receiver for the College of William and Mary from 1990 to 1994. He was a second-team All-Yankee Conference honoree in 1994.

Mike Tomlin's Achievements & Awards

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has won a couple of awards during his time as an assistant coach and head coach.

Super Bowl Champion XXXVII (2002)

Mike Tomlin was the defensive backs coach when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Oakland Raiders (now Las Vegas Raiders) 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII.

Super Bowl Champion XLIII (2008)

Mike Tomlin won his second Super Bowl and first as a head coach when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII.

Most Notable Accomplishments

1. Tomlin is the first head coach ever in NFL history to have 17 consecutive non-losing seasons.

2. Tomlin has gone to three total Super Bowls, one as an assistant coach and two as the head coach. He has come out victorious on two of those occasions.

Mike Tomlin Family

Mike Tomlin was born to Ed Tomlin and Julia. His father Ed was drafted by the Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts) and later played in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes. Tomlin was raised by his stepfather Leslie Copeland and Julia since he was six years old. His brother Eddie is three and a half years older than him. Mike is married to Kiya Tomlin, with whom he shares three kids.

Mike Tomlin wife

Mike Tomlin and Kiya Tomlin have been married since 1996 (via Just Jared). According to Just Jared, Kiya met Tomlin at William and Mary where she was a gymnast from 1993 to 1996. She has a background in fashion design as per her professional Instagram account @kiyatomlin.

Mike Tomlin kids

Mike and Kiya Tomlin are parents to three children: daughter Harlyn Quinn and sons Michael Dean and Mason (via Just Jared).