what is the name of the pittsburgh steelers head coach?
Mike Tomlin
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 John Mitchell , Jr . ( born October 14 , 1951 ) is an American football coach and former collegiate player . Over the course of his career , Mitchell has broken several racial barriers and has had the opportunity to work with many icons of the sport . Currently , he is the defensive line coach and assistant head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League ( NFL ) . 

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 Several members of the Pittsburgh Steelers have cameo appearances as members of the fictional Gotham Rogues football team in the film , including Ben Roethlisberger , Hines Ward , Troy Polamalu , Willie Colon , Maurkice Pouncey , Mike Wallace , Heath Miller , Aaron Smith , Ryan Clark , James Farrior , LaMarr Woodley , and Casey Hampton , and former Steelers head coach Bill Cowher as the head coach of the Rogues . Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl , a kicker in college , appears as the kicker for the Rogues ' opponents , the Rapid City Monuments . In 2008 , the Rooney family sold a minority stake in the team to Thomas Tull , the CEO and president of Legendary Pictures , which produced The Dark Knight Rises . United States Senator Patrick Leahy , who had made a cameo appearance in The Dark Knight , returned in The Dark Knight Rises , as a Wayne Enterprises board member . Thomas Lennon , who had appeared as a doctor in Memento , once again plays a doctor . India Wadsworth plays the wife of Ra 's al Ghul and the mother of Talia . 

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 Early candidates for the job included former Rutgers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano , Penn State alumni Al Golden , who was the coach of the Miami and Mike Munchak , who was the coach of the Tennessee Titans prior to his dismissal , and Pennsylvania native James Franklin , Vanderbilt 's head coach , as well as Larry Johnson , Penn State 's defensive line coach . In the ensuing days , ESPN reported that the search committee , led by athletic director David Joyner , targeted Munchak , Franklin , and Golden as its top three candidates , but that Johnson remained in the mix . On Sunday , January 5 , 2014 , Golden took himself out of contention for the position , while Munchak appeared to be an emerging strong candidate . Over the next few days , however , Franklin emerged as the top candidate , and on January 11 , he was officially named and introduced as Penn State 's head coach . Upon his hiring , questions began to surface about whether he would retain Johnson or bring back Vanderlinden , the latter of whom was Maryland 's head coach when Franklin was on its staff in 2000 , to the staff ; unlike when O 'Brien was hired and announced that he would retain the pair at his introductory press conference , Franklin simply noted that he would meet with the pair , but commented that he is " fiercely loyal " to his assistants from Vanderbilt , and intended to bring many with him to Penn State . Ultimately , neither Johnson nor Vanderlinden were on Franklin 's staff for the 2014 season , with the former accepting a position with rival Ohio State . 

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 Owner Hugh Culverhouse , encouraged by recommendations from Vice President of Operations Ron Wolf and Alabama coaching legend Bear Bryant , chose John McKay , winner of four national championships with the USC Trojans , as the first Buccaneer head coach . Aided by a string of great tailbacks , including Heisman Trophy winners O. J. Simpson and Mike Garrett , McKay was credited with popularizing the I formation . Other candidates considered included Hank Stram , Ara Parseghian , and Joe Paterno . McKay was reportedly offered a five @-@ year contract worth $ 750 @,@ 000 , plus cars , insurance , and real estate , and turned down an offer from the Seattle Seahawks and a counter @-@ offer from USC to take the job . Critical of the NFL , he had turned down offers from professional teams in the past . McKay cited NCAA cutbacks in finances and recruiting as motivations for leaving the college ranks , saying simply that it was “ time to try something else ” . McKay ’ s only promise was that he would beat what he called “ Pittsburgh ’ s timetable ” , referencing the fact that it took the Steelers 41 years to win their first championship . Coach McKay would prove to be somewhat correct as Tampa Bay won the NFC 's Central Division in 1979 , the team 's third year of existence , though it would take the team 26 seasons to win its first championship , which occurred in the 2002 season . 

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 Several weeks after the departure of those assistants , reports began to surface that O 'Brien had interviewed for the Houston Texans ' head coaching position to replace Gary Kubiak , who was fired late in the season . Subsequently , the two sides were reported to be negotiating a contract , and on January 3 , 2014 , the Texans held a press conference announcing O 'Brien as their new head coach . Assistant head coach and wide receivers coach Stan Hixon , safeties coach Anthony Midget , defensive coordinator John Butler , running backs coach Charles London , and strength coach Craig Fitzgerald submitted resignations on January 6 , and most were expected to follow O 'Brien to the NFL , leaving only offensive line coach Mac McWhorter , who was 63 years old and came out of retirement to coach at Penn State , defensive line coach Larry Johnson , a long @-@ time member of the staff , and tight ends coach John Strollo , as assistant coaches on the staff , and thus making Penn State more attractive of a coaching position to a new coach , as he could bring in his own staff . 
