Updated Jan. 20, 2026, 11:03 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
The Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> have completed their first in-person head coach interview as the search to replace Mike Tomlin<\/a> continues to heat up.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, the Steelers<\/a> announced they had interviewed Minnesota Vikings<\/a> defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who also served as Pittsburgh\u2019s linebackers coach and senior defensive assistant in 2022.<\/p>\n Flores, one of the league\u2019s brightest defensive minds, had a successful three-year stint as the Vikings\u2019 defensive coordinator, resulting in high demand from several teams in need of a head coach.<\/p>\n Flores was the first of three reported<\/a> in-person head coach interviews for the Steelers this week, with the team also set to meet with Miami Dolphins<\/a> defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver and former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy.<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s with our\u00a0head coach interview tracker<\/a>\u00a0or scouting reports, we at Steelers Wire offer fans an in-depth look at Pittsburgh\u2019s hunt for Mike Tomlin\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n For up-to-date\u00a0Steelers\u00a0coverage, including any offseason moves, follow us on X\u00a0@TheSteelersWire<\/a>\u00a0and give our\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0a like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Jan. 20, 2026, 11:03 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Steelers have completed their first in-person head coach interview…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[95878,7,6,520,57,2360,96718,96719,426,95882,95893,95951,97638,95988,95888,95895,95906,96720,96071,95884,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-693188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","13":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","14":"tag-sstssportsnflsteelers","15":"tag-sstsnsteelers","16":"tag-steelers","17":"tag-tagamerican-football","18":"tag-tagfacebook","19":"tag-tagmiami-dolphins","20":"tag-tagmike-tomlin","21":"tag-tagminnesota-vikings","22":"tag-tagnfl","23":"tag-tagnfl-hub","24":"tag-tagoverall-positive","25":"tag-tagpittsburgh-steelers","26":"tag-tagsmg-timely","27":"tag-tagsports-coaching-training","28":"tag-tagsports-news","29":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115931945019916537","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}