Steelers Request HC Interviews With Rams’ Chris Shula, Nate Scheelhaase

One day after Mike Tomlin resigned, Pittsburgh has picked a pair of Rams assistants as its first head coaching candidates. The Steelers have requested interviews with Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula and passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Pittsburgh turned heads when it tapped Tomlin, then just 34 years old, as Bill Cowher‘s successor in January 2007. Tomlin went on to last 19 years in the Steel City. He won a Super Bowl, led the Steelers to the playoffs 13 times, and famously didn’t post a losing season before stepping down from the role Tuesday.

As a future Hall of Famer and a Pittsburgh institution, Tomlin will be a tough act to follow for anyone, let alone a first-time head coach. Scheelhaase, 35, would be another young choice for the Steelers, who are looking for their fourth head coach since 1969.

More to come…