Steelers make it official with Austin as DC

PITTSBURGH — After weeks of speculation, the Steelers have named Teryl Austin their new defensive coordinator.

Austin, 56, is a native of Sharon, Pa., and has served as senior defensive assistant/secondary on Mike Tomlin’s staff since 2019. He replaces Keith Butler, who retired at the conclusion of the 2021 season after spending the better part of the past two decades with the Steelers.

This will be the third time Austin has been a defensive coordinator in the NFL in his career. The former Pitt star also was a coordinator from 2014 through 2017 with the Lions and in 2018 with the Bengals.