With Mike Tomlin stepping down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team will go through their first coaching search since 2007. The Steelers went with a young, outside-of-the-box candidate in a 34-year old Tomlin in 2007, and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler believes the Steelers could again look to hire a “rising star.” In an article for ESPN, Fowler listed four names who could be targets for the Steelers.
“The Steelers will prioritize leadership, most likely, and as they did with Tomlin, they could identify a rising star in the business. Several defensive coordinators –from Los Angeles Rams’ Chris Shula, Green Bay Packers ‘ Jeff Hafley and Los Angeles Chargers ‘ Jesse Minter — seem to fit that mold.