If there’s one thing that Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin doesn’t concern himself with too much, it’s his coaching staff’s prior NFL experience. He has a long history of being the one to give guys their first opportunity in the professional realm, and that started with Randy Fichtner as wide receivers coach as he came into Pittsburgh in 2007.
He hasn’t been shy about doing it since then, either, especially with former players such as Carnell Lake and Joey Porter, both of whom had one season of collegiate coaching experience prior to their hiring.