James Saxon had been the Pittsburgh Steelers’ running backs coach for the past five seasons, leading to the breakout performance by Le’Veon Bell in helping to turn him into an All-Pro. James Conner turned in a Pro Bowl season under his watch in 2018, and DeAngelo Williams was deserving of such a distinction in 2015 as well, though he didn’t receive it.
That wasn’t enough for Head Coach Mike Tomlin to feel he ought to keep his job, though, something we have already discussed on this site.