The Steelers are hiring Jason Simmons in a prominent role on the staff.
This is a 2024 photo of Jason Simmons of the Washington Commanders NFL football team. This image reflects the Washington Commanders active roster as of Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 when this image was taken. Simmons will join the Steelers ’ staff, potentially, in the same role as the one he held with the Washington Commanders.
Patrick Graham will be the team’s defensive coordinator. The Commanders fired defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., but Simmons has drawn rave reviews working under Dan Quinn in Washington. He was a fifth-round pick out of Arizona State by the Steelers in the 1998 NFL Draft. He spent four seasons with the Steelers in late 90s and early 2000s before heading to the Houston Texans, where he played from 2002 to 2007. Eventually, Simmons broke into coaching working under McCarthy in Green Bay, starting as a defensive assistant and ascending to secondary coach. He left the Packers in 2019 to join the Panthers as their defensive pass game coordinator. He has held that title with the Panthers, Raiders, and Commanders, and his experienced style of calling plays could be something that draws McCarthy and the Steelers to him as a candidate. As the Steelers continue to build out a star, many of them have ties to McCarthy, but guys like Simmons are experienced, but rising candidates and coaches to join the staff.Pittsburgh Steelers to retain three Mike Tomlin assistants under Mike McCarthy’s staffNick Farabaugh is the Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer for PennLive.com, based in Pittsburgh. He is entering his fourth season on the Steelers beat. Before joining PennLive, he was the Steelers beat writer for...
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