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If Steelers Move On From Matt Canada, Ben Roethlisberger Wants Team To Hire Byron Leftwich

For presumably the rest of the regular season, Matt Canada will remain the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive coordinator. After that, it doesn’t look likely that he will be back. While Ben Roethlisberger made it clear he’s not advocating for Canada to be fired, if the offensive coordinator role in Pittsburgh opens up, there’s one man he thinks should be up for the job. Byron Leftwich.

During a special livestream episode of Roethlisberger’s Footbahlin podcast that aired during the Steelers’ loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Roethlisberger made his case for Leftwich.

“I think if the team was to move on from Matt, I would love to see Byron Leftwich come in here and be the OC,” Roethlisberger told co-host Spence and guest Merril Hoge.