Steelers not renewing contracts of OC Randy Fichtner, O-line coach Shaun Sarrett and DB coach Tom Bradley
— Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) January 14, 2021
In Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin’s season finale press conference on Wednesday, he intimated personnel changes were on the horizon. “We are just beginning the process of having those types of meaty discussions that usually produce changes or non-changes,” Tomlin said in his typical cryptic manner.
Those “meaty discussions” happened swiftly, as Pittsburgh chose not to renew contracts of offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner, offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett and defensive backs coach Tom Bradley.
Sarrett, who joined the Steelers as an offensive assistant in 2012, was promoted to assistant line coach in 2018 before being named offensive line coach in 2019.
Bradley has been Pittsburgh’s defensive backs coach since 2018.
Tomlin said in a statement via Steelers.com:
“I want to thank all three of the coaches for their commitment and dedication to the Pittsburgh Steelers. They have all played integral roles in our success and I am appreciative of their efforts. Personally, Randy and I have been in Pittsburgh since I hired him in 2007, but our relationship began well before that. He has been a friend of mine for years and I wish his family nothing but the best, and I am eternally grateful for our relationship both on and off the field.”
