Even though Keith Butler has already announced his retirement, the Pittsburgh Steelers do not appear to be in any great hurry to name a new defensive coordinator to succeed the man who held the job for the past seven years.
Butler inherited the role from Dick LeBeau in 2015, who had been on the job for over a decade. But it was actually Butler who had been in Pittsburgh longer, serving as linebackers coach. Even though he had a specific position to preside over, everybody on defense knew him, including Cameron Heyward as a young rookie defensive lineman in 2011, who understands it will be an adjustment not to have him around for the first time in his career.