This article originally appeared on SteelersNOW.com.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are searching for a head coach for the first time since 2007 and just the fourth time since 1969, as head coach Mike Tomlin resigned on Tuesday.
Steelers president Art Rooney II will lead the search, along with assistance from general manager Omar Khan, and they expect the process to take several weeks. The Steelers can start in-person interviews right away with coaches from non-playoff teams, while they’ll have to wait until Jan. 19 for playoff coaches that don’t make the conference championship game, and until the week before the Super Bowl for those that do.
Rooney said the Steelers will not be constrained in what type of coach they interview, but the last three coaches they’ve hired — two Hall of Famers and one sure to join the others — were all 30-something, first-time NFL head coaches who were most recently NFL defensive coordinators. That’s a pretty strong type, and it happens to be a fairly deep pool of candidates that are similar to the coaches the Steelers have hired in the past.
STEELERS HEAD COACH CANDIDATES INTERVIEWED / CONFIRMED INTEREST
- Los Angeles Rams Defensive Coordinator Chris Shula (virtual interview Jan. 16)
- Los Angeles Rams Passing Game Coordinator Nate Scheelhaase (virtual interview Jan. 16)
- Los Angeles Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter (virtual interview Jan. 17)
- Minnesota Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores
- Miami Dolphins Defensive Coordinator Anthony Weaver
- Carolina Panthers Defensive Coordinator Ejiro Evero
- Green Bay Packers Defensive Coordinator Jeff Hafley (virtual interview Jan. 17)
- San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinator Klay Kubiak
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