A great honor for former longtime Pittsburgh Steelers’ coach Monday. John Mitchell has been selected as the 2023 Pro Football Writers of America Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award, the PFWA announced Monday.
The award is a lifetime achievement award handed out to an NFL assistant coach.
Few did it longer or better than John Mitchell, who served as Pittsburgh’s defensive line coach from 1994 t0 2017. He molded many great players throughout his time in the NFL including Aaron Smith, Casey Hampton, Brett Keisel, Cam Heyward, Stephon Tuitt, and many more.
Martindale, McKittrick, Mitchell selected as PFWA 2023 Dr.