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Let’s be honest, there hasn’t been a lot of good news surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers since their season ended abruptly to the Cleveland Browns in the Wild Card Round of the AFC Playoffs.
There have been coaches fired, and hired, and some coaches facing the opportunity of promotion. One of those coaches was defensive assistant Teryl Austin. Austin was interviewed for the Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator position, but Mike Vrabel ultimately decided to go in a different direction.
.@Titans promote Todd Downing to OC, Shane Bowen to DC as Mike Vrabel sets staff. I am excited for all of these guys taking the next step with us.
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I have to do one spicy article each offseason, so here is this year's.
My first moves have been made for me: let Fichtner and Sarrett go. We are hiring Ed Warriner as offensive line coach, and he.
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff flameout cost offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner and two assistants their jobs.
The team announced Thursday it would not renew the contracts of Fichtner, offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett, and secondary coach Tom Bradley following a 48-37 loss to Cleveland on Sunday night. The club also said tight ends coach James Daniels is retiring after 17 seasons in that position.
Head coach Mike Tomlin hinted at major changes on Wednesday after Pittsburgh dropped five of its final six games following an 11-0 start and didn’t waste time getting started. While quarterback Ben Roethlisberger played well for long stretches in his return from right elbow surgery, the running game disappeared over the second half of the season and finished dead last in the NFL in both yards rushing and yards per carry.