Ex-Falcons coach Smith to interview for Steelers OC vacancy

Former Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith is interviewing Sunday with the Pittsburgh Steelers for their vacant offensive coordinator position, the team announced.

The Falcons fired Smith on Jan. 8 after his third straight 7-10 season.

The 41-year-old was hired by Atlanta after two successful seasons in charge of the Tennessee Titans' offense, with the unit finishing 10th in scoring in 2019 and fourth in 2020.

The Steelers are looking for a new leader on offense after firing the much-maligned Matt Canada partway through the season. Pittsburgh promoted running backs coach Eddie Faulkner to offensive coordinator and gave quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan play-calling duties.

However, head coach Mike Tomlin said after the Steelers' playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills that he would be looking at outside candidates for the role.

Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury, Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson, and ex-Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown are reportedly among Pittsburgh's other OC contenders.