The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost another assistant coach after losing offensive assistant Glenn Thomas last week to Nebraska University. This time they'll lose an assistant from the defensive side of the ball. It's being reported by Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network that defensive backs assistant Gerald Alexander is heading to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Alexander just finished his second season with the Steelers organization after spending a few years with the Miami Dolphins. Alexander was a second round draft pick by the Detroit Lions back in the 2007 NFL Draft. He bounced around the NFL also playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, and the Dolphins. Alexander is from the California area and he will now get to head back near home after joining the Raiders.
Alexander was working under up-and-coming coach Grady Brown in the Steelers secondary room.
Steelers Complete Offensive Coordinator Interview
On Wednesday evening, the Steelers announced that they had concluded their first offensive coordinator interview. Former Carolina Panthers Offensive Coordinator Thomas Brown was the first person to interview for Matt Canada's old job.
Brown recently completed two interviews with the Tennessee Titans for their vacant head coaching job. He only lasted one season in Carolina after Head Coach Frank Reich was relieved of his job midway through the season. Initially Brown wasn't the play-caller for the Panthers, but after a few unsuccessful weeks, Reich passed the duty off to Brown. Reich would re-take the play-calling duties from Brown before he was ultimately fired. Brown would again call the plays for the remainder of the season.
Brown, 37, also had an interview earlier this offseason with the Chicago Bears for their offensive coordinator job. Despite a horrendous season in Carolina (which likely wasn't his fault), Brown's star continues to be bright in the NFL. He quickly climbed up the coaching ranks under Sean McVay in Los Angeles.
Before joining McVay's staff, Brown was mostly a running backs coach at the collegiate level. He did spend time as the Miami Hurricane's offensive coordinator for three seasons.
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