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Former Steeler A.Q. Shipley Calls On Team To Make Outside OC Hire: ‘Something That Brings A New Energy’

With Mike Tomlin poised to return in 2024, the biggest decision he’ll have to make this offseason comes one rung lower on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coaching staff. Who will be the team’s next offensive coordinator? After internal attempts of Randy Fichtner and Matt Canada, former Steeler and NFL offensive lineman A.Q. Shipley believes the call has to come from outside of the house.

“They need something outside the organization,” Shipley said Wednesday on the Pat McAfee Show. “They gotta go get something that’s creative, something different, something that brings a new energy. And I think if they can do that with some of the pieces they already have, you might infuse life back into that building.