Last week, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith was considered a top candidate for the head coach vacancy at North Carolina, where Smith played and served as a graduate assistant.
However, Smith quickly withdrew his name from consideration, and the university ultimately chose former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick for the role.
Here’s what Smith had to say about Belichick in a press conference today:
He’s a teacher of the game, and he’s got a lot of wisdom, and that should carry over. I don’t know why you wouldn’t want to go learn the game of football from him. Like any great coach, he’s a teacher first and still really a student.
Smith signed a three-year contract with the Steelers in January.
#Steelers OC (UNC grad) Arthur Smith on why he says it’s great for football that Bill Belichick is the North Carolina coach pic.twitter.com/w6gmg19c3c
— 93.7 The Fan (@937theFan) December 12, 2024
