The Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they have hired Teryl Austin as their new defensive coordinator.
We have named Teryl Austin as our defensive coordinator.
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) February 9, 2022
Austin, 55, began his NFL coaching career with the Seahawks back in 2003 as their defensive backs coach. He had stints with the Cardinals and Ravens before the Lions hired him as their defensive coordinator back in 2014.
The Lions made the decision to move on from Austin after hiring Matt Patricia as head coach. He had a brief stint with the Bengals before joining the Steelers for the 2019 season.
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