The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired Krithi Chandrakasan into a football research role according to ESPN’s Seth Walder on X.
“Chandrakasan previously was the Bears’ Director of Football Analytics. He worked for the Chiefs before his stint in Chicago,” Walder wrote.
The Steelers hired Krithi Chandrakasan into a football research role, per source.
Chandrakasan previously was the Bears' Director of Football Analytics. He worked for the Chiefs before his stint in Chicago.
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) August 30, 2025
All teams have adopted some form of football analytics into the way they do business as technology and analytics have grown, but some teams have been more resistant than others.