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Rapoport: Arthur Smith Staying With Steelers For ‘Foreseeable Future,’ Officially Informed UNC He Will Not Be Their Candidate

Pittsburgh Steelers first-year offensive coordinator Arthur Smith was in the news this week as UNC, who recently informed their head coach he would not be returning for 2025, reached out to Arthur Smith to gauge interest in being their head coach. According to Ian Rapoport on X, Smith informed UNC that he is not a candidate and he wants to stay with the Steelers for now.

“The Steelers offensive coordinator, who had been under consideration for the position of new head football coach at the University of North Carolina, is staying with Pittsburgh and will be there for the foreseeable future,” Rapoport wrote via NFL.