Mike Tomlin decided to dip into the pool of former NFL wide receivers to hire the person to coach that position with the Steelers.
And the hire wasn't somebody who was on anyone's radar.
Tomlin on Tuesday tapped former Giants star Ike Hilliard as his replacement for interim wide receivers coach Ray Sherman. Sherman came out of retirement in last August after Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake died at training camp.
Hilliard, the seventh pick in the 1997 draft out of Florida, played 12 seasons in the NFL with the Giants and Buccaneers, catching 546 passes for 6,397 yards and 35 touchdowns before retiring following the 2008 season.