Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers ended the Baltimore Ravens' season in Week 18.
Less than two weeks later, Tomlin has stepped away from his role as head coach of the Steelers. The Ravens' head coach job is open, too, after they dismissed John Harbaugh.
Could Tomlin do the unthinkable and go to Baltimore?
That's the question that was asked to Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference that was already ongoing when the news broke.
"Holy s---, wouldn't that be awesome?" Bisciotti said with a grin.
Then he added, "Only if John goes to Pittsburgh."
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Bisciotti went on to explain that he didn't love the way Tomlin celebrated by pounding on his own chest after the Steelers ended the Ravens season.
Clearly, though, Tomlin must be well-respected in Baltimore. He was the Steelers' coach for 19 years, and he had no losing seasons. Harbaugh took over just one year into that tenure and was with the Ravens for 18 years.
Now, there's huge shake-up in the AFC North Division, with Kevin Stefanski out as Browns coach after six years in Cleveland.
The only head coach standing in the division is Zac Taylor with the Bengals, who wasn't totally safe but escaped the axe this time around.
It certainly would be weird to see Tomlin coaching the Ravens and Harbaugh coaching the Steelers. After two decades of competing with that opposite rival, it's also hard to imagine they'd go for such a move. But hey, it's fun to chuckle about.
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