The Steelers have agreed to bring in another defensive assistant for new head coach Mike McCarthy.
Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, C.J. Ah You is expected to become Pittsburgh’s outside linebackers coach.
Ah You has served as outside linebackers coach for Texas Tech since 2022, also serving as the program’s interim defensive coordinator in 2024.
While Ah You has been in coaching since 2015, this will be his first NFL position.
A Bills seventh-round pick in the 2007 draft, Ah You appeared in 33 games with three starts for the Rams from 2009-2011.
The Steelers announced the addition of five assistant coaches to Mike McCarthy’s staff on Wednesday afternoon.
Offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio’s hiring headlines the group. Angelichio spent the last four seasons as the passing game coordinator and tight ends coach for the Vikings. He also spent time as the tight ends coach for the Packers during McCarthy’s time as the head coach in Green Bay.
The Steelers also confirmed that they have hired special teams coordinator Danny Crossman and assistant head coach/secondary coach Joe Whitt.
Longtime NFL defensive lineman Domata Peko is joining the team as their defensive line coach. He held the same position at the University of Colorado in 2025 and he worked as a defensive assistant under McCarthy with the Cowboys in 2024.
The Steelers have also hired Pat Reilly as a defensive quality control coach. He was an offensive assistant with the Texans in 2025.
Joe Flacco wrapped up his 18th season with his first trip to the Pro Bowl and the prospect of a 19th season came up during a Wednesday visit to PFT Live.
Flacco said that there are “lots of things that go into” a decision to sign with a team for the 2026 season. At the top of the list is whether or not he will have a chance to get on the field.
“At this point, I don’t want to just sign up with anybody, I don’t want to just play football or be on the sideline for the sake of being out there,” Flacco said.
Flacco opened the 2025 season as the starter in Cleveland and moved on to the Bengals in a trade after Joe Burrow injured his toe. Flacco said he enjoyed his time with the team, but Burrow’s presence would put be an obstacle to starting any more games.
“I like the idea of Cincinnati, but, at the same time, you are resigning to something there,” Flacco said. “There’s a world where I could see that happening, but I have to see what’s out there.”
The move to the Bengals means that Flacco has now played for three of the four AFC North teams. The Steelers have an unsettled quarterback position right now and Flacco called it a “pretty cool idea” to hit every team in the division while reiterating that he’ll have to evaluate every opportunity before making any decisions.
Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy is bringing in a familiar face to help run the team’s defense.
Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Joe Whitt Jr. is joining Pittsburgh as assistant head coach/secondary coach.
Whitt previously served under McCarthy with the Packers from 2008-2018. After initially joining the club as a defensive quality control coach, he was promoted to cornerbacks coach in 2009 and defensive passing game coordinator in 2018.
He then worked under McCarthy again with the Cowboys from 2021-2023 as defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach before following Dan Quinn to the Commanders in 2024 to work as the team’s defensive coordinator. But Quinn took back defensive play-calling duties midway through the 2025 season before dismissing Whitt after the conclusion of the season.
The last time NBC broadcast the Super Bowl, Aaron Donald effectively ended the game by pressuring Joe Burrow on fourth-and-1 to force an incompletion and a turnover on downs, sealing the Rams’ victory.
With the big game airing on NBC again on Sunday, Donald will again be featured — but this time before kickoff.
NBC Sports announced on Wednesday that Donald, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, 49ers linebacker Fred Warner, and Steelers defensive tackle Cam Heyward will all be featured as guest pregame analysts for the network’s broadcast of Super Bowl LX.
The Super Bowl LX Pregame Show airs this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Coverage begins at Noon ET with Road to the Super Bowl.
Maria Taylor serves as the lead host for the pregame show, joined by co-hosts Jac Collinsworth and Noah Eagle. Analysts include Super Bowl champions Tony Dungy, Jason Garrett, Rodney Harrison, and Devin McCourty, as well as former NFL quarterback Chris Simms. PFT’s Mike Florio, NBC News’ Steve Kornacki, NBC Sports fantasy football analyst Matthew Berry, and Access Hollywood’s Kit Hoover round out the pregame team.
