The newest Steelers assistant coach is tall and lanky, with a strong right arm. He can be seen whistling spirals to All-Pro receiver Antonio Brown and others in practice.
In his previous jobs in the NFL, he worked as a scout and learned first-hand about the league’s media strategy at the NFL offices in New York when he was straight out of college.
It’s not the typical path to an NFL coaching job. Then again, this assistant coach is being groomed for a much loftier position within the organization.
Danny Rooney, a 27-year-old graduate of Dartmouth, is the heir apparent to his father, team president Art Rooney II.