The last post Matt Canada held as a professional football coach was at Maryland in 2018 before being hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers earlier this year. Two years ago, he served as interim head coach and offensive coordinator for his lone season there.
Three players currently with the team—Anthony McFarland, Derwin Gray, and practice squad safety Antoine Brooks—all played under him with the Terrapins that year, but Canada was also with James Conner, Jaylen Samuels, and Derek Watt, and also worked with running backs coach Eddie Faulkner at North Carolina State, before arriving in the professional league.
Now he’s preparing to face the Baltimore Ravens for the first time, Maryland’s team, and the local media had questions about this homecoming of sorts.