The Facts:
Dick LeBeau will return as defensive coordinator for the Steelers in 2012, sources told the Post-Gazette today.
Reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday that he wanted both of his coordinators back and LeBeau had told him he wanted to return. LeBeau has been the Steelers defensive coordinator since 2004 in his second coaching stint with the Steelers. He was part of Bill Cowher's original staff in 1992 and as secondary coach helped install a defense they still run today. He was promoted to coordinator in 1995 and then left to become assistant head coach in Cincinnati in 1997, eventually becoming the Bengals head coach from 2000 to 2002. He was assistant head coach in Buffalo in 2003 before returning to the Steelers. LeBeau's defense finished first in the NFL this season in both points and total defense. ... Meanwhile, in addition to Tomlin, QB Ben Roethlisberger has made it clear he wants OC Bruce Arians to return, too. That seems likely to be the case.
Profile
Home
