The Pittsburgh Steelers’ somewhat tumultuous off-season continued Wednesday when defensive backs coach Carnell Lake unexpectedly announced he is leaving the team to focus on his son’s final year of high school, leaving a coaching vacancy that many fans were happy to see open up.
Lake joins former wide receivers coach Richard Mann, whose eventual retirement had been announced before the start of the 2017 season, and former offensive coordinator Todd Haley, whose contract was not renewed. Offensive line coach Mike Munchak also had been considered for the Arizona Cardinals’ head-coach position, but ultimately withdrew himself from consideration to stay put in Pittsburgh.