The Pittsburgh Steelers announced the hiring of several assistants on Wednesday, some with previous ties to new head coach Mike McCarthy, including offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio and assistant head coach/secondary coach Joe Whitt Jr.
The Steelers also hired Danny Crossman as special teams coordinator, Pat Reilly as defensive quality control coach and defensive line coach Domata Peko, a former Dallas defensive assistant in 2024 when McCarthy was head coach of the Cowboys.
Angelichio, 53, was the Minnesota Vikings’ passing game coordinator and tight ends coach for the past four seasons. He was the tight ends coach in 2016-18 when McCarthy was head coach of the Green Bay Packers.
Other NFL stints as tight ends coach include Tampa Bay (2013-13), Cleveland (2014-15), Washington (2019) and Carolina (2020-21).
Angelichio, who was a four-year starter at linebacker for St. Lawrence University in New York, has college coaching experience including offensive coordinator at Ithaca (2000-05).
Crossman, 59, was with the Miami Dolphins as special teams coordinator (2019-24) and also held the title of assistant head coach in 2021. He also coached special teams in Carolina (2003-09), including as coordinator (2007-09), and held that title in Detroit (2010-12) and Buffalo (2013-18).
Whitt, 47, was fired after two seasons as the Washington Commanders’ defensive coordinator (2024-25). Whitt was with McCarthy in Green Bay as defensive quality control coach (2008), cornerbacks coach (2009-17) and pass game coordinator (2018).
He also was a defensive assistant with Atlanta (2007, 2020), Cleveland (2019) and Dallas (2021-23).
Peko, 41, was the defensive line coach for the University of Colorado last season. He played defensive line for 15 years in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals (2006-16), Denver Broncos (2017-18), Baltimore Ravens (2019) and Arizona Cardinals (2020).
Reilly was an offensive assistant this season with the Houston Texans and previously with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
