When the rule regarding the process for hiring minority coaches carries the monicker of a former owner of the team, you had better practice what you preach. This has always been the case for the Pittsburgh Steelers and according to Steelers beat writer Gerry Dulac, no team in the NFL has a more diverse coaching staff.
Of the 14 positions on Tomlin’s staff (including himself), the Steelers have 11 coaches who are Black — a 73.3 percentage that is easily the highest in the league and well above the estimated league average of Black assistant coaches (35% to 40%).
This percentage could increase even further as Tomlin continues to add pieces to his coaching staff. The retirement of John Mitchell leaves a major vacancy on the staff and despite the hiring of Aaron Curry to coach the inside linebackers, the team still needs to hire someone to coach the edge rushers and if the team wants to hire another senior assistant like Brian Flores was last season.
