PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – There are interviews daily as the Steelers work to fill the coaching staff under Mike McCarthy for the 2026 season.
Here is a look as the group comes together.
Defensive coordinator
• Patrick Graham
Inside linebackers coach
· Scott McCurley-Pitt grad kept after 1 season with Steelers, previously worked with McCarthy at Green Bay and Dallas
Outside linebackers coach
· OPEN—previous coach Denzel Martin
Defensive line coach
· OPEN—previous coach Karl Dunbar
Secondary coach (defensive pass game coordinator)
· Originally reported as the team keeping Gerald Alexander, it will be Jason Simmons, a former Steelers player who started his coaching career with McCarthy at Green Bay and served as defensive pass game coordinator with Carolina, Las Vegas (with Patrick Graham) and Washington (with Dan Quinn as head coach)
Assistant head coach/secondary coach
· Joe Whitt, Junior-hired by McCarthy in Green Bay after spending a year as the Falcons assistant defensive backs coach to first do quality control and then coach the Packers cornerbacks coach for 8 years. The 47-year-old was most recently the Washington defensive coordinator.
Special Teams coordinator
· Danny Crossman-former Pitt corner who started in the NFL as a special teams assistant with Carolina (John Fox head coach) and moved up to special teams coordinator. Coached special teams under Jim Schwartz in Detroit, for Doug Marrone and Sean McDermott in Buffalo and Brian Flores & Mike McDaniel in Miami.
Offensive coordinator
· Brian Angelichio-first reportedly by 93.7 The Fan Steelers insider and Pat McAfee Show correspondent Mark Kaboly. The 53-year-old coached in Green Bay with McCarthy and is a former coach with Dave Wannstedt at Pitt. He's most recently been the Vikings tight ends coach and passing game coordinator
Offensive line
· James Campen-offensive line coach under McCarthy in Green Bay for a decade, also worked with the Browns, Chargers, Texans and Carolina
Assistant offensive line coach
· Jahri Evans-played 10 years with the Saints and his final season with McCarthy in Green Bay. Started NFL coaching career with the Saints as a coaching intern in 2022
Quarterbacks coach
· Tom Arth-kept from the 2025 coaching staff, played for McCarthy and was a teammate of Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay
Wide receivers coach
· Adam Henry-started coaching with the Raiders (Lane Kiffin, Tom Cable), then San Francisco (Jim Tomsula), Giants (Ben McAdoo), Browns, McCarthy in Dallas and most recently the Buffalo Bills
Running backs coach
· Ramon Chinyoung
Tight ends coach
· OPEN—previous coach Alfredo Roberts
Offensive assistant
· Frank Cignetti, Jr—former two-time Pitt offensive coordinator, son of the legendary IUP head coach and brother of Indiana University head coach Curt Cignetti. Worked with McCarthy as QB coach with Rodgers
Chief of Staff
· Steve Scarnecchia-he was previously the chief of staff with Atlanta and the Jets and was an assistant with the Falcons for five years. He started as the video coordinator at Syracuse and advanced to director of operations. He is the son of longtime Patriots assistant coach Dante Scarnecchia