{"id":204163,"date":"2026-05-28T04:19:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/204163\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T04:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:19:28","slug":"pittsburgh-steelers-assistant-coaches-speak-at-otas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/204163\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coaches speak at OTAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 OTAs continue on the South Side for the Steelers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Wednesday was Channel 11\u2019s first chance to speak with some of the new Steelers assistant coaches since they joined Mike McCarthy\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Lots of them have connections to McCarthy and have previously worked with Aaron Rodgers<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">One new addition to the defensive staff knows the Steelers more than most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Jason Simmons, the defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach, was drafted by the Steelers in 1998.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The safety spent four seasons with the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He talked today about continuing to emphasize the culture that\u2019s been established in Pittsburgh and noted that, much like his time with the Steelers, they\u2019re leaning on the vets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Simmons added that Pittsburgh built his career in terms of a player and the love of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He said being back is truly special, knowing the people of Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Wednesday was our first chance to speak with some of the new Steelers assistant coaches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 OTAs continue on the South Side for the Steelers. 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