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Report: Steelers Hire New Area Scout

Originally posted on Pittsburgh Steelers on SI | Last updated May 27, 2024 3:31 PM ET

The Pittsburgh
Steelers have added a new name to their scouting department this week, according to one report.

Neil Stratton of Inside the League reported on Twitter that the Steelers are hiring Jim Noel, a former defensive back standout at Boston College, recruiting coordinator at West Point and Nebraska and player personnel staffer for the Browns and Chiefs, as an area scout.

The #Steelers are adding Jim Noel as a new Area Scout. Noel comes to the team after having served 3 yrs w/the #Browns as NE Area Scout and 3 yrs w/the #Chiefs, finishing as a Pro Scout. He's also served in recruiting w/@WestPoint_USMA & @HuskerFootball.
— Neil Stratton (@InsideTheLeague) May 27, 2024

Noel played four seasons at Boston College, starting 16 of 44 career games, before graduating with a degree in sociology and taking a volunteer coaching position at Temple University. He spent a year as a scouting intern with the Chiefs before landing a full time job as a scouting assistant. Noel officially became a professional scout in May of 2017 with Kansas City and spent three more years as a scout with the Celveland Browns.

After two brief stints as a recruiting assistant at West Point and Nebraska, Noel is now back into professional football scouting with the Steelers.

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