As @gerrydulac reported, Pep Hamilton will interview for the Steelers OC job a league source confirmed. Pep is a busy man this week.
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) January 22, 2021
News that came out Thursday night has been confirmed. The Steelers will, indeed, interview Pep Hamilton for their vacant offensive coordinator position on Friday.
Hamilton was instrumental in developing retired Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and rookie quarterback Justin Herbert in Los Angeles, where he is currently quarterbacks coach. Luck had a career-high 40 touchdown passes in 2014, and Herbert broke almost every conceivable NFL rookie passing record in 2020.
If the Steelers truly want Hamilton, they’d better act swiftly. He’s been a hot commodity after the numbers Herbert put up this season.
Though it was expected that Matt Canada would be promoted to the position, Pittsburgh interviewed former Browns head coach Hue Jackson and now Hamilton.
These interviews could simply be a matter of complying with the Rooney Rule, which states teams must interview one minority candidate for a vacant coordinator position. It could also signal that big changes are coming to the quarterback position in Pittsburgh.
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