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‘This Was Mike’s Decision’: Beat Writer Details Why DBs Coach Grady Brown Won’t Return

Related Topics: Mike Tomlin, Gerald Alexander

Not renewing secondary coach Grady Brown’s contract was a rather shocking move by the Pittsburgh Steelers, especially after Brown was very clearly one of the top up-and-coming young coaches on their staff.

Brown was starting to generate some defensive coordinator buzz in recent years after getting the opportunity to do so at the Senior Bowl in 2023 and then getting an interview with the Atlanta Falcons this offseason for their vacant coordinator role.

But now, he’s without a job in Pittsburgh after the Steelers did not renew his contract and hired Gerald Alexander as their new defensive backs coach.