{"id":407920,"date":"2026-01-15T03:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/407920\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T03:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:05:07","slug":"jerome-bettis-shares-his-favorite-choice-to-replace-mike-tomlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/407920\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerome Bettis Shares His Favorite Choice To Replace Mike Tomlin"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 search for their next head coach has begun.<\/a> They\u2019ve got a few interviews with candidates already lined up. However, more should be revealed in the coming days. There are plenty of options available, including some coaches who were fired recently, such as former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. Jerome Bettis wouldn\u2019t mind seeing the Steelers target Stefanski to replace Mike Tomlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it would be a challenge, but I would like Stefanski in a sense that he understands this offensive world that we\u2019re in,\u201d Bettis said Wednesday on FS1\u2019s The Herd.<\/a> \u201cAnd he also obviously understands the defensive side because he\u2019s had a strong defense the entire time in Cleveland. He would be a guy that I would look at.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, the fact that he just came from Cleveland may give a little pause. But in terms of an X\u2019s and O\u2019s coach, I think he is super talented and would be a good coach for the next organization that decides to give him an opportunity. Especially if he can get a quarterback. That\u2019s the concern in Pittsburgh. You\u2019ve gotta get a quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some Steelers fans might not be thrilled at the prospect of reheating the Browns\u2019 leftovers. However, it wouldn\u2019t be the first time that they\u2019ve hired a former Browns coach to lead their team. Bill Cowher was a coach on the Browns\u2019 staff from 1985-1988. The Browns were a different team back then, though.<\/p>\n

Stefanski was with the Browns from 2020-2025, and he actually led them to some success in that time. That hasn\u2019t been common for Cleveland for most of the last two-and-a-half decades. He even took the Browns to the playoffs twice, including getting them their first postseason win since 1994. However, Stefanski wasn\u2019t on the sideline for that game due to an illness.<\/p>\n

That postseason victory came against the Steelers as well. Additionally, Stefanski was a two-time Coach of the Year with the Browns. While he wasn\u2019t always perfect, he made them as competitive as they had been.<\/a><\/p>\n

Stefanski would also give the Steelers something a little different at head coach. His background is in offense, while their last three head coaches have all had defensive backgrounds.<\/p>\n

Still, the Steelers might want some new blood in their building to replace Tomlin. Cowher, Tomlin, and Chuck Noll were all first-time head coaches when the Steelers hired them. Art Rooney II might want to continue that trend, hoping to fill that spot for another 15-20 years.<\/p>\n

Stefanski has had some interviews with other NFL teams, so he\u2019s generating interest. We\u2019ll see if the Steelers decide to interview him. This isn\u2019t a decision they should make lightly, so hopefully they do their due diligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 search for their next head coach has begun. They\u2019ve got a few interviews with candidates…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[196214,28649,349,1321,99,196215],"class_list":{"0":"post-407920","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-jerome-bettis","9":"tag-kevin-stefanski","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-the-herd-with-colin-cowherd"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}