Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has told his defensive coaches he is not going to make any changes and intends to bring that portion of his staff back next season, per a team source.
But as former offensive coordinator Bruce Arians discovered after the 2011 season, that could also change.
Arians was told by Tomlin on two separate occasions after a season-ending playoff loss to the Denver Broncos he would be re-hired as offensive coordinator. But that all changed several days later when the Rooneys declined to offer him a new contract, announcing he had retired.
That led to the hiring of Todd Haley as offensive coordinator.