The Pittsburgh Steelers officially named Patrick Graham their next defensive coordinator under new HC Mike McCarthy.
The situation was clearly headed this way for some time now, with earlier reports saying Graham was on the building Friday to close the deal with Pittsburgh.
Graham has ties to McCarthy from their time together in Green Bay several years ago.
Graham, 46, began his coaching career at Wagner as a graduate assistant back in 2002. He later spent three years at Richmond before landing his first NFL coaching job with the Patriots in 2009 as a defensive coaching assistant.
After seven years in New England, the Giants hired Graham as their defensive coach in 2016. Graham joined the Packers a year later as their LBs coach and run game coordinator before taking the Dolphins’ defensive coordinator job in 2019.
From there, the Giants hired Graham as their defensive coordinator for the 2020 season.
The Raiders hired Graham for the same position back in 2022.
In 2025, the Raiders ranked No. 25 in scoring and No. 14 in total defense, including No. 17 against the run and No. 14 against the pass.
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