When the Pittsburgh Steelers hired Teryl Austin to join their coaching staff, Head Coach Mike Tomlin envisioned multiple roles for him. As a senior defensive assistant, he would work with Tom Bradley in coaching the defensive backs. But he would also be asked to assist Tomlin with situational data and analysis on game day, among the chief tasks being offering advise on whether or not to challenge a play.
As a defensive backs coach, he is also in an interesting position because it’s part of his task to now instruct his defensive backs against being susceptible to being called for defensive pass interference penalties, which can now be reviewed.