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The move leaves Pittsburgh with a vacancy on special teams as Danny Crossman takes over the unit.
- On Friday, The Pittsburgh Steelers parted ways with senior assistant special teams coach Derius Swinton due to a violation of club policy, per ESPN reporting.
- Head coach Mike McCarthy had hired Swinton to assist new special teams coordinator Danny Crossman shortly after taking over the role following Tomlin's resignation.
- Swinton, who has coached in the NFL since 2009, previously served as the Las Vegas Raiders interim special teams coach in 2025 before joining Pittsburgh.
- The Steelers now must decide whether to replace Swinton or allow Crossman to manage special teams duties alone, complicating McCarthy's efforts to establish his new operation.
- Pittsburgh has time to fill the vacancy before the season begins, though the last time the team fired a coach before the season started was in 2012.
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Marietta Daily Journal
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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The Steelers have parted ways with assistant special teams coach Derius Swinton II only months after he was hired onto Mike McCarthy’s coaching staff. The...
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