For only the fourth time since the beginning of the Nixon administration, the Pittsburgh Steelers will need to hire a head coach after Mike Tomlin stepped aside. Following someone with 19 seasons and one Super Bowl is not going to be an easy task.
However, the prestige and stability one gets from the Steelers job will make Pittsburgh one of the more coveted openings in this cycle. Many of the top available names would love nothing more than to put their own stamp on this franchise.
It would behoove the Steelers to continue their tradition of winning with ruthless consistency by looking at any one of these five assistants and bringing them to town for 2026 and beyond.