Mike Sullivan enters his first season as quarterbacks coach with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2026, bringing with him 20 years of NFL coaching experience. Sullivan most recently worked with the Pittsburgh Steelers, serving as a senior offensive assistant in 2024 and quarterbacks coach from 2021-23.

Mike Sullivan enters his first season as quarterbacks coach with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2026, bringing with him 20 years of NFL coaching experience. Sullivan most recently worked with the Pittsburgh Steelers, serving as a senior offensive assistant in 2024 and quarterbacks coach from 2021-23.

In his final season in Pittsburgh, the team achieved a 10-7 record and playoff berth in the AFC Wildcard game. With Sullivan's guidance, the offense improved in multiple categories from the previous season, going from 28th in scoring in 2023 (17.9 ppg) to 16th in 2024 (22.4 ppg), 30th in touchdown passes (13) to 20th (21), and 13th in rushing offense (118.2 ypg) to 11th (127.4 ypg).

During the 2024 season, Sullivan helped oversee the quarterback duo of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. Wilson played in 11 games and finished with 2,482 yards and 16 passing touchdowns, while Fields recorded 10 total touchdowns (5 passing and 5 rushing) in 10 games. He also helped Pat Freiermuth set career highs in both receptions (65) and touchdowns (seven).

In week 12 of the 2023 season, Sullivan was elevated to play-caller and worked with three different quarterbacks. In that stretch, he saw Mason Rudolph complete 55-of-74 (74.3%) passes for 719 yards and three touchdowns against no interceptions to lead the Steelers to three consecutive wins to close out the regular season and earn a playoff berth in the AFC Wildcard game. Despite just starting three games, Rudolph finished second in the league in 60+ yards touchdown passes (three). He also joined Roethlisberger as the only Steelers quarterbacks with a passer rating of 112+ and zero interceptions in three consecutive wins and set the franchise record for single-game completion percentage (90%) with his performance at the Ravens in the final game of the year.

In 2022, Sullivan oversaw the development of first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett, who started the final 12 games of the season and led the team to a 7-5 record as a starter after completing 245-of-389 passes for 2,404 yards and seven touchdowns.

In 2021, Sullivan worked with Ben Roethlisberger during the final season of his 18-year career as he finished with 3,740 passing yards and 22 touchdowns against 10 interceptions, helping Pittsburgh to a postseason berth. In his final career game in the AFC Wildcard round against Kansas City, he passed for 215 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions.

Prior to his tenure with the Steelers, Sullivan served as quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos in 2018. He worked with veteran quarterback Case Keenum, who was in first year with Denver, as he threw for 3,890 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Sullivan spent three seasons in his second stint with the New York Giants, where he served as the quarterbacks coach in 2015 and the offensive coordinator from 2016-17. In his first season as offensive coordinator for the Giants in 2016, the team finished 11-5 and secured a NFC Wild Card berth. QB Eli Manning recorded his fifth 4,000-yard season under Sullivan and WR Odell Beckham Jr. ranked third in the NFL with 1,367 receiving yards.

Before his return to the Giants, Sullivan spent two seasons (2012-13) as offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers featured a 4,000-yard passer (Josh Freeman - 4,065 yards), a 1,000-yard rusher (Doug Martin – 1,454 yards) and a 1,000-yard receiver (Vincent Jackson – 1,384 yards) in 2012. Tampa Bay finished that season ranked ninth in total offense, setting a franchise record by averaging 363.8 yards per game.

Sullivan's first stint with the New York Giants lasted eight seasons (2004-11), during which the team made the playoffs five times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011) and won two Super Bowls—XLII (2007) and XLVI (2011). He coached wide receivers for six seasons before being elevated to quarterbacks coach from 2010-11.

During the 2011 Super Bowl season – Manning's second season working with Sullivan – the quarterback set career highs in passing yards (4,933) and yards per attempt (8.4). Manning went on to average more than 300 yards per contest in the Giants' four playoff games and finished the postseason with nine touchdowns against just one interception. In Super Bowl XLVI, Sullivan saw Manning lead the Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots. He completed 30-of-40 passes for 296 yards and one touchdown, earning his second Super Bowl MVP award.

In his first year as quarterbacks coach in 2010, Manning completed 339-of-539 passes (62.9 percent) for 4,002 yards, 31 touchdowns and 25 interceptions. The 339 completions and 62.9 completion percentage were then-franchise records, while his 31 touchdown passes were the fourth-most in a single-season in Giants history.

As wide receivers coach for the Giants from 2004-09, Sullivan worked with a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in Plaxico Burress (2005, '07) and Steve Smith (2009). In 2009, Smith led the NFC and set a then-single-season franchise record with 107 receptions to go for 1,220 receiving yards. Additionally, Smith led the team with seven touchdown catches and was first in the NFL with 38 third-down receptions. Mario Manningham contributed 57 catches, and Hakeem Nicks had 47 catches and six touchdowns as a rookie.

In 2008, Smith led the team with 57 receptions while Amani Toomer finished second with 48 catches in his final season with the Giants, leaving as the franchise leader for catches (668), receiving yards (9,497), touchdown catches (54) and 100-yard games (22).

Under Sullivan's tutelage, wide receiver Plaxico Burress had 244 receptions for 3,681 yards and 33 touchdowns over four seasons with the Giants. Burress caught 10 touchdown passes in 2006 and 12 in 2007 to become the first Giant since 1961-62 to post back-to-back seasons with 10 or more scoring catches. He also set a franchise postseason record with 11 receptions in the NFC Championship game in Green Day.

Sullivan began his NFL coaching career in Jacksonville as a defensive quality control coach in 2002 before becoming an offensive assistant in 2003.

Sullivan coached for eight seasons in the collegiate ranks, beginning with a graduate assistant post at Humboldt State University in 1993. He coached linebackers at his alma mater, Army, from 1995-96 before moving on to coach defensive backs at Youngstown State University from 1997-98. Sullivan returned to Army to coach defensive backs from 1999-2000 and then worked for one season as defensive backs coach at Ohio University before making a move to the NFL.

PERSONAL: Sullivan played defense back at Army and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne, Ranger and Air Assault schools...He is also a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...Sullivan, and his wife Julie, have two daughters, Carmen and Hope.