The 2026 NFL season will kick off on Wednesday, Sept. 9, when the Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl 60 rematch.

For the first time since 2006, Mike Tomlin will not be preparing for a season opener of his own with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Instead, the long-time NFL coach will be a part of NBC’s coverage of the Seahawks-Patriots matchup, serving as an analyst for the network’s “Football Night In America” pregame show.

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The irony of Tomlin’s new position is not lost on the 54-year-old, as he explained in a recent interview with Craig Melvin of “Today.”

“I’ve trained myself over the years to tune out some of…

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