LATROBE, Pa. -- Longtime NFL assistant coach and current Steelers receivers coach Darryl Drake died Sunday morning.
Drake, 62, had been with the Steelers the past two seasons after previously serving as the receivers coach for the Cardinals from 2013 through 2017.
The Steelers announced the news at approximately 10:30 a.m. Sunday as they reported back to training camp at Saint Vincent College. The team cancelled all of its practice activities and availability for the day.
"We are at a loss for words following Darryl Drake’s passing this morning," team president Art Rooney II said in a statement released by the team.