Wednesday, February 4
The Steelers made additions to their coaching staff, naming Brian Angelichio offensive coordinator, Danny Crossman special teams coordinator, Joe Whitt Jr. assistant head coach/secondary, Domata Peko defensive line coach and Pat Reilly defensive quality control coach.
Angelichio spent the last four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings as the teams passing game coordinator/tight ends coach.
In 2025, tight end T.J. Hockenson had 51 receptions for 438 yards, an 8.59-yard average, and three touchdowns. In addition, tight end Josh Oliver had 15 receptions for 160 yards and a career-high four touchdowns.
The Vikings also had prolific receivers in Justin Jefferson, who finished the season with 84 receptions for 1,048 yards and two touchdowns, and Jordan Addison, who despite missing three games, finished the season with 42 receptions for 610 yards, a 14.52-yard average, and three touchdowns. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who missed seven games, completed 140 passes for 1,632 yards and 11 touchdowns.
In 2024, the Vikings were without Hockenson for the first seven games of the 2024 season, but upon his return in Week 9 he had 41 receptions for 455 yards, the fifth-most receptions and sixth-most yards by a tight end in that span. His 11.1-yards per catch also ranked third among tight ends with at least 35 receptions in 2024.
Angelichio helped Hockenson finish second among tight ends in receptions (95) and receptions of at least 20 yards (13) in 2023. He was also tied for second in receiving first downs (48) and fourth in receiving yards (960).
Hockenson's 95 receptions marked the most by a tight end in a single season in franchise history, topping Kyle Rudolph's 83 catches in 2016, and his 95 catches are the 18th most in a single season in NFL history among all TEs. He was also just 45 yards shy of surpassing TE Joe Senser (1,004 receiving yards in 1981) for the most receiving yards by a TE in a single season in franchise history.
The Vikings finished fifth in the NFL in passing yards per game (256.4) in 2023, and were one of just three teams to rank inside the top six in the league in passing yards per game in each of the past two seasons.
In his first season in Minnesota, the Vikings finished sixth in passing yards per game. Hockenson, who was acquired via an in-season trade with the Lions, earned his second Pro Bowl nod. Hockenson had 65 receptions for 730 receiving yards and four touchdowns following the trade.
Prior to joining the Vikings, Angelichio spent two seasons as the tight ends coach for the Carolina Panthers (2020-21).
While in Carolina, he worked with tight ends Tommy Tremble and Ian Thomas. Tremble, a third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, had 20 receptions for 180 yards and a touchdown in his rookie seasons.
Thomas had 20 receptions for 145 yards in 2020, while also blocking for Christian McCaffrey, who had over 1,000 yards from scrimmage for the first time in his career.
Angelichio spent one season as the tight ends coach for the Washington Commanders (2019) where he helped Jeremy Sprinkle reach career highs in receptions (26), receiving yards (241) and touchdowns (one) at the time.
Coach Mike McCarthy had Angelichio as part of his staff in Green Bay for three seasons (2016-18) as the tight ends coach. Under Angelichio, tight end Jimmy Graham was the Packers second leading receiving in 2018 with 636 yards. Tight ends Jared Cook and Richard Rodgers combined for 648 yards during the 2016 season, when the Packers advanced to the NFC Championship game.
Angelichio spent two seasons (2015-16) as the Cleveland Browns tight ends coach. In 2015, Gary Barnidge had 79 receptions for 1,043 yards and nine touchdowns. He led the Browns in receiving and was selected to the Pro Bowl.
Angelichio started in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the team's tight ends coach from 2012-13. Bucs tight end Tim Wright, an undrafted rookie free agent, was the team's second-leading receiver in 2012, with 54 receptions for 571 yards.
Angelichio got his coaching start in the college ranks, including stops at Rutgers (2011), Pittsburgh (2006-10), Ithaca (1996-2005), where he served as offensive coordinator/offensive line coach from 2000-05, and SUNY-Brockport (1995).
Angelichio was a linebacker at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where he was a four-year starter.
Offensive Coordinator Brian Angelichio's Coaching History:
2026: Pittsburgh Steelers, Offensive Coordinator
2022-25: Minnesota Vikings, Passing Game Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
2020-21: Carolina Panthers, Tight Ends Coach
2019: Washington Commanders, Tight Ends Coach
2014-15: Cleveland Browns, Tight Ends Coach
2012-13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tight Ends Coach
2011: Rutgers, Tight Ends Coach
2007-10: University of Pittsburgh, Tight Ends Coach
2006: University of Pittsburgh, Offensive Assistant/Tight Ends Coach
2000-05: Ithaca, Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
1999: Ithaca: Offensive Line Coach
1998: Ithaca: Wide Receivers Coach
1996-97: Ithaca, Linebackers Coach
1995: SUNY-Brockport, Secondary Coach
Crossman brings 22 years of NFL experience, including 20 years as a special teams coordinator, with him to Pittsburgh. He was most recently with the Miami Dolphins from 2019-24, with the added title of assistant head coach in 2021.
During his time in Miami, the Dolphins had four consecutive winning seasons (2020-23) for the first time since 1997-2003. The team also earned playoff berths in 2022-23, the first back-to-back postseason trips since 1997-2001.
Crossman worked with kicker Jason Sanders with the Dolphins, aiding him in becoming the most accurate kicker in franchise history. In seven seasons, six under Crossman's guidance, Sanders connected on 187 of 221 field goal attempts, 84.6%, and 259 of 268 extra points, 96.6%. Sanders had the longest active PAT streak in the NFL under Crossman, converting 69 straight attempts from Dec. 15, 2019 to Nov. 28, 2021, a total of 31 games.
Crossman spent two seasons coaching Pro Bowl punter Jake Bailey, who averaged 45.7 yards a punt in 2023, with a long of 66 yards, and 47.1 yards per punt in 2024, with a long of 64 yards.
His units were one of just two in the NFL to block a punt in three consecutive seasons (2020-22). Two of the blocked punts were returned for touchdowns, and the third was returned to the one-yard line.
Crossman also worked with punter Thomas Morstead in 2022, and the veteran had one of his best seasons, putting 28 punts inside the 20-yard line, one shy of a career-high. The Dolphins had a blocked punt that season that was returned for a touchdown.
His success with punters also was on display in 2021 with free agent Michael Palardy. Palardy finished third in the NFL with 31 punts inside the 20-yard line, and he ranked fifth in the NFL with 11 punts inside the 10-yard line, and third with five punts inside the five-yard line.
The Dolphins special teams unit was the seventh-best (per veteran sportswriter Rick Gosselin's yearly rankings) in the NFL in 2020, while Sanders earned All-Pro honors trying the franchise points record with 144. He earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week twice and AFC Special Teams Player of the Month once. Sanders also won AFC Special Teams Player of the Week twice, and AFC Special Teams Player of the Month once, in 2019. Sanders also threw a touchdown pass on a fake field goal attempt, which was named the NFL Bridgestone Clutch Performance Play of the Year at NFL Honors.
Crossman spent six seasons as the special teams coordinator for the Buffalo Bills (2013-18). During his time with the Bills, the special teams unit was ranked second in 2014 and seventh in 2017, per Gosselin's rankings.
Crossman spent three seasons as the special teams coordinator for the Detroit Lions. During his time there, kicker Jason Hansen set a Lions record with 134 points in 2012, the most in his 21-year NFL career.
Crossman got his start in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers as a special teams assistant from 2003-04, before he was promoted to special teams coach (2005-06) and special teams coordinator (2007-09). The Panthers had three postseason appearances during Crossman's time, winning the NFC South twice and the NFC Championship in 2003.
He spent 10 seasons working in college football before moving to the NFL.
Crossman played college football at the University of Pittsburgh where he was an All-American and All-Big East defensive back. He also started at fullback in 1988. Crossman was a team captain and Most Valuable Player his senior season in 1989.
Special Teams Coordinator Danny Crossman's Coaching History:
2026: Pittsburgh Steelers, Special Teams Coordinator
2022-2024: Miami Dolphins, Special Teams Coordinator
2021: Miami Dolphins, Assistant Head Coach & Special Teams Coordinator
2019-2020: Miami Dolphins, Special Teams Coordinator
2013-2018: Buffalo Bills, Special Teams Coordinator
2010-2012: Detroit Lions, Special Teams Coordinator
2007-2009: Carolina Panthers, Special Teams Coordinator
2005-2006: Carolina Panthers, Special Teams Coach
2003-2004: Carolina Panthers, Special Teams Assistant
2002: Michigan State, Linebackers Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
2001: Georgia Tech, Defensive Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
1999-2000: Georgia Tech, Defensive Ends Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
1997-1998: UCF, Defensive Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator
1996: Western Kentucky, Outside Linebackers Coach
1994-1995: Western Kentucky, Defensive Backs Coach
1993: U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Defensive Backs/Special Teams Coach
Whitt spent the last two seasons (2024-25) as the Washington Commanders defensive coordinator.
In 2024, the Commanders reached the NFC Championship game, with linebacker Bobby Wagner one of the key contributors to their success. Wagner was selected to his 12th Pro Bowl and was a second-team Associated Press All-Pro selection. In addition, linebacker Frankie Luvu was named second-team AP All-Pro.
The Commanders were ranked seventh in the NFL in sacks per attempt (9.52%) and ranked 11th in the league with 43 total sacks.
Whitt came to the Commanders where he was the secondary/defensive passing game coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys for three seasons (2021-23) under Coach Mike McCarthy.
Under his guidance, the Cowboys led the NFL with 59 interceptions during his tenure.
The Cowboys defense ranked fifth in passing yards allowed per game (187.4) and had 17 interceptions, tied for eighth in the NFL, in 2023. Cornerback DaRon Bland set an NFL single-season record for most interceptions returned for a touchdown with five, while earning Pro Bowl and AP All-Pro honors. The Cowboys defense also allowed only 27 plays of 25 plus yards, the second fewest in the NFL.
In 2022, the Cowboys defense ranked eighth in net pass yards per game (200.9), tied for 10th in completion percentage (62.7%), seventh in interceptions (16) and tied for fourth in big plays allowed with 24 of 25 plus yards.
Trevon Diggs flourished, recording three interceptions, 14 passes defensed and a forced incompletion percentage of 12.1, per Pro Football Focus, as he was selected to the Pro Bowl. Bland, who was drafted in the fifth round, led the team with five interceptions.
In Whitt's first season with the Cowboys, the pass defense showed marked improvement, ranking in the top 10 in opponent completion percentage (third) and interceptions (first). Diggs led the NFL with 11 interceptions, tying a franchise record.
Whitt spent the 2020 season as the pass game coordinator/secondary coach for the Atlanta Falcons, and the 2019 season as the Cleveland Browns pass game coordinator/secondary. The Browns ranked seventh against the pass, allowing 216.9 yards per game. The defense tied for eighth in the NFL with 14 interceptions.
Whitt was also with McCarthy in Green Bay, where he started as defensive quality control coach (2008), before being promoted to cornerbacks coach (2009-17) and pass game coordinator (2018).
During his time with the Packers, he was part of Green Bay's Super Bowl Championship team. During his tenure there, the Packers had a league high 176 interceptions, while ranking ninth in opponent passer rating (83.2). In addition, the defense ranked seventh in opponent completion percentage (59.8) and touchdown-to-inception ratio (1.34).
In his first three seasons in Green Bay, the Packers led the NFL in interceptions twice (2009-10), with a total of 85 in three seasons.
Whitt got his NFL start with the Atlanta Falcons as an assistant defensive backs coach in 2007.
He began his coaching career in the college ranks. He was the cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at Louisville (2003-06), the receivers coach at The Citadel (2002) and a student assistant at Auburn (2000-01).
Assistant Head Coach/Secondary Coach Joe Whitt's Coaching History:
2026: Pittsburgh Steelers, Assistant Head Coach/Secondary
2024-2025: Washington Commanders, Defensive coordinator
2021-2023: Dallas Cowboys, Pass game coordinator/secondary
2020: Atlanta Falcons, Pass game coordinator/secondary
2019: Cleveland Browns, Pass game coordinator/secondary
2018: Green Bay Packers, Pass game coordinator
2009-2017: Green Bay Packers, Cornerbacks coach
2008: Green Bay Packers, Defensive quality control coach
2007: Atlanta Falcons, Assistant defensive backs coach
2003-2006: Louisville Cardinals, Cornerbacks coach & recruiting coordinator
2002: The Citadel Bulldogs, Wide receivers coach
2000-2001: Auburn Tigers, Student assistant
Peko enters his third year of coaching after spending 15 seasons playing in the NFL.
Peko was the defensive line coach for the University of Colorado in 2025. He also spent the 2024 season as a defensive assistant with the Dallas Cowboys, working with Coach Mike McCarthy during that time.
Peko was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth-round of the 2006 NFL Draft, the 123rd overall pick.
He appeared in 214 career games, starting 194. He finished his career with 616 tackles, 321 of them solo stops, 20 sacks, 47 tackles for a loss and 14 passes defensed.
Peko spent 11 of his 15 seasons in the NFL with the Bengals (2006-16), starting 156 of the 171 games he appeared in. He recorded 517 tackles, 264 of them solo stops, 18.5 sacks and 39 tackles for a loss during his time in Cincinnati.
Peko spent two seasons with the Denver Broncos (2017-18), where he started all 30 games he appeared in, and recorded 1.5 sacks.
Peko finished out his playing career playing one season with the Baltimore Ravens (2019) where he appeared in seven games, with three starts, and one season with the Arizona Cardinals (2020), appearing in six games with five starts.
Peko spent two seasons at the College of the Canyons (2002-03), before transferring to Michigan State (2004-05).
Reilly was an offensive assistant for the Houston Texans in 2025, advancing to the divisional playoffs in his first season with the team.
Prior to his time with the Texans, Reilly spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars as the assistant linebackers coach and defensive quality control coach.
He got his start in college football, as a defensive analyst for Alabama, a defensive analyst and an assistant to the head coach and defensive coordinator at UCLA, as well as a defensive quality control coach working with the defensive line at UCLA.
In addition, Reilly spent time at SUNY-Brockport, Syracuse University and SUNY-Cortland in multiple roles.
Monday, February 2
3:30 p.m.
The Steelers continued to add to their coaching staff, as they named James Campen offensive line coach, Jahri Evans assistant offensive line coach, Ramon Chinyoung Sr. running backs coach, Adam Henry receivers coach and Tom Arth will remain as quarterbacks coach.
Campen brings a wealth of experience with him, including playing, coaching and scouting in the NFL.
Campen most recently was with the Green Bay Packers as a scouting consultant.
Prior to his time in that role, he spent two seasons (2022-23) with the Carolina Panthers as the team's offensive line coach.
Campen spent the 2021 season with the Houston Texans and the 2020 season with the Los Angeles Chargers as the offensive line coach. He also spent the 2019 season as the associate head coach/offensive line coach with the Cleveland Browns.
Campen spent 15 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, starting as an assistant offensive line coach/quality control coach in 2004-05, and assistant offensive line coach in 2006. He was promoted to offensive line coach in 2007 and then added the title of run game coordinator in 2018. He worked with Coach Mike McCarthy during his time with the Packers.
Under Campen, the Packers had seven Pro Bowl offensive linemen.
Campen played eight seasons in the NFL, three with the New Orleans Saints (1986-88) and five with the Packers (1989-93).
Evans spent the last three seasons with the New Orleans Saints, including the 2025 season as the team's assistant offensive line coach.
Prior to his most recent role, Evans was an offensive assistant with the Saints in 2023-24. He also worked as a training camp intern for the team in 2022.
Evans was drafted by the Saints in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, the 108th overall selection.
He spent 11 seasons with the Saints, finishing out his NFL playing career with the Green Bay Packers in 2017 under McCarthy. He started a total of 183 career games, 169 with the Saints, as well as 10 Saints postseason games.
Evans was a six-time Pro Bowl selection, five-time Associated Press All-Pro selection and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2010's All-Decade Team.
During his time with the Saints, the team finished in the top 10 in total offense in all 11 seasons. The Saints gave up only 196 sacks during that time frame, the lowest in the NFC and second lowest in the NFL.
Evans was selected to the Saints Hall of Fame in 2020, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2022, and the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame and Saints Ring of Honor in 2024. He was also a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 and a finalist for the Class of 2024 and Class of 2025.
Evans played college football at Bloomsburg, where he was a finalist for the Division II Gene Upshaw Offensive Player of the Year Award in 2004 and 2005.
Chinyoung just finished his third season with the Dallas Cowboys, and his first as an assistant offensive line coach. He spent the previous two seasons as an assistant offensive line/quality control coach.
The Cowboys finished the 2025 season ranked second in total offense, with the pass game ranked second and the run game ranked ninth. The Cowboys were ranked second in first downs per game, fourth in total yards per play, and sixth in sacks per pass play.
In 2024, Chinyoung assisted the offensive line to help the offense average 327.5 yards-per-game and 100.3 rushing yards-per-game.
In his first season with the Cowboys, Chinyoung worked with offensive lineman Zack Martin, who was named first-team Associated Press All-Pro, and Tyler Smith, who earned second-team Associated Press All-Pro honors. Both players were also voted to the Pro Bowl.
He broke into the NFL as an offensive quality control coach for the Denver Broncos.
Prior to the NFL, Chinyoung spent time coaching in the high school ranks. He was the head coach/campus coordinator at Fort Bend Willowridge High School in Houston, Texas from 2020-21. He also spent eight seasons (2012-19) at Westfield High School in Houston as the assistant offensive line coach (2012-15), before being promoted to assistant head coach/offensive line. (2016-19).
He attended South University where he was named first-team All-SWAC twice and a first-team All-Louisiana selection in 2009.
Henry spent the last three seasons (2023-25) as the receivers coach for the Buffalo Bills.
The Bills' offense finished second in the AFC, fourth overall in the NFL, in 2025, and seventh in the AFC in the passing game. The Bills were second in net passing yards per game in the AFC.
Henry worked with receivers Brandin Cooks, Gabe Davis, Stephon Diggs and Khalil Shakir, while with the Bills. Under Henry, Davis had a career-high seven touchdown receptions in 2023, and averaged 16.6 yards per reception.
In 2022, Henry spent one season at Indiana University, where he was the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.
Henry spent two seasons as the receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys (2020-21). In 2021, he helped CeeDee Lamb earn his first Pro Bowl selection when he finished the season with 79 receptions for 1,102 yards and six touchdowns. He also helped guide Lamb in 2020 establish a rookie Cowboys' record with 74 receptions, the previous one held by Bob Hayes at 46.
Henry spent two seasons as the receivers coach for the Cleveland Browns (2018-19), and in his second year both Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham Jr. both had more than 1,000 yards receiving, the first time in franchise history the team had a pair of 1,000-yard receivers.
He also spent time as the receivers coach for the New York Giants (2016-17) and San Francisco 49ers (2015). Henry was the passing game coordinator and receivers coach at LSU from 2012-14.
He broke into the NFL with the Las Vegas Raiders, as an offensive quality control (2007-08) and tight ends coach (2009-11).
He began his coaching career at McNeese State, starting as the receivers coach (1997-2005) and then offensive coordinator/assistant head coach (2006).
He played college football at McNeese State, and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 1994.
Arth joined the Steelers in 2024, spending the last two seasons in his current role of quarterbacks coach.
In 2025, Arth worked with quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph, while helping develop rookie Will Howard, although he didn't see any playing time due to a training camp injury.
The offense averaged 202.4 passing yards per game, with 26 touchdown passes and nine interceptions.
In 2024 he worked with the starting combination of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. The Steelers averaged 192.0 passing yards per game, while having 21 touchdowns and just six interceptions.
Prior to joining the Steelers, Arth spent two seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers where he was the team's passing game specialist. During his time with the Chargers, he was part of a staff that helped the offense rank fifth in passing offense and eleventh in total offense during his tenure. He also helped quarterback Justin Herbert continue to set NFL records.
Arth also spent nine seasons coaching in the college ranks, including three as the head coach at the University of Akron (2019-21). He also was the head coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (2017-18) and his alma mater, John Carroll, for four seasons (2013-16).
Arth's time in the NFL began when he was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He spent three seasons with the Colts (2003-05).
Monday, February 2
2 p.m.
The Steelers named Jason Simmons defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs, Scott McCurley inside linebackers coach and Steve Scarnecchia chief of staff on Monday.
Simmons, who played for the Steelers, spent the last two seasons as the defensive pass game coordinator for the Washington Commanders and is entering his 16th season in the NFL. While with the Commanders, the pass defense was ranked third in the NFL in 2024, allowing 189.5 yards per game. Their opponents completed only 61.9% of their passes, ranking fourth in the NFL.
Prior to his time in Washington, Simmons was the defensive backs/pass game coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders for two seasons (2022-23). His unit was responsible for three of the Raiders' five defensive touchdowns in 2023.
Simmons was the pass game coordinator/secondary coach for the Carolina Panthers from 2020-21. Under his guidance, safety Jeremy Chinn was named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie team in 2020, leading all rookies with 116 tackles, while also winning Defensive Rookie of the Month honors twice.
He got his start in coaching in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers under Coach Mike McCarthy, spending nine seasons with the team.
He spent four seasons as a coaching administrator (2011-14), before being the assistant special teams coach for three seasons (2015-17). Simmons was the secondary coach in 2018, and the defensive backs coach in 2019.
Simmons was drafted by the Steelers in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He spent four seasons with the Steelers, before signing with the Houston Texans in 2002, where he spent six seasons.
Simmons appeared in 212 games in his career, recorded 186 tackles, 10 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, two sacks and two interceptions.
McCurley, who is a Western Pennsylvania native, joined the Steelers in 2025 and is entering his 20th season in the NFL. In his first season in Pittsburgh, McCurley helped linebackers Patrick Queen (120) and Payton Wilson (109) lead the team in tackles.
McCurley spent five seasons (2020-24) as the linebackers coach for the Dallas Cowboys and a total of 19 years in the NFL, 16 in a coaching role.
McCurley oversaw the Cowboys linebackers who recorded 22 of the team's 52 sacks in 2024, while Micah Parsons recorded a team-high 12 sacks for the season, becoming the first player since Reggie White in 1982 to record at least 12 sacks in their first four seasons. Parsons went on to be named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl Games in 2024. Cowboys linebacker Eric Kendricks led the team with a career-high 145 tackles, including three tackles for a loss, three sacks and a team-high three forced fumbles, despite missing two games injured.
Injuries caused some shuffling at the linebacker position for the Cowboys in 2023, but the unit responded. Second-year linebacker Damone Clark moved to middle linebacker and led the team with a career-high 115 tackles, including four tackles for a loss. Markquese Bell moved from safety to linebacker and finished second on the team with 103 tackles.
The Cowboys defense was ranked third in rushing touchdowns allowed in 2022 with nine, and ninth in opponent negative rushing play percentage (9.8%). Leighton Vander Esch started 14 games, finishing second on the defense with 100 tackles, while Anthony Barr had 61 tackles. Rookie Damone Clark also stepped up under McCurley's guidance, and after missing the first seven games of the season injured, he recorded 50 tackles and two forced fumbles.
In 2021, first-round pick Micah Parsons set a Cowboys' rookie record with 13 sacks, tied for third-most in NFL history, and was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Vander Esch and fellow linebacker Keanu Neal also had strong seasons and were second and third respectively on the team in tackles.
McCurley first broke into the NFL with the Green Bay Packers with Coach Mike McCarthy where he spent 13 seasons in multiple roles. He started off in coaching administration (2006-08) before spending five seasons as a defensive quality control coach (2009-13). McCurley was the team's assistant linebackers coach from 2014-17 and in 2018 was a defensive assistant.,
McCurley, who was born in New Castle, Pa. and attended Mohawk Area High School, joined the University of Pittsburgh football team as a walk-on linebacker and went on to earn a scholarship after his red-shirt season. He was a four-year letterwinner (1999-2002) and graduated in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in movement science with a coaching minor. He spent three years as a graduate assistant at Pitt, before breaking into the NFL ranks.
Scarnecchia is entering his 17th season in the NFL, his sixth in the role of chief of staff. He spent the last two seasons (2024-25) as chief of staff for the Atlanta Falcons, and the previous three seasons (2121-23) in the same role with the New York Jets. He also was the assistant to the head coach with the Falcons from 2015-20.
In his roles in Atlanta and New York, he was responsible for coordinating the team's daily meetings and practice schedules and the overall football activities calendar. In addition, he established the budget for football operations and scheduling practices and organized team and staff events and provided administrative assistance to the coaching and operations staff.
