Why Wait to Move on From Teryl Austin? | Steelers Morning Rush

Why Wait to Move on From Teryl Austin? | Steelers Morning Rush
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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it’s the future of defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, whose unit has under-performed all season and is in the final season of his contract.

It seems very unlikely that Austin will be back for 2025, but there are plenty of good reasons that Mike Tomlin shouldn’t want to wait until the end of the season to make a chance at defensive playcaller.

Alan breaks it down.

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