{"id":711203,"date":"2026-01-28T09:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/711203\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:59:13","slug":"exclusive-steelers-oc-candidate-lunda-wells-shares-details-of-upcoming-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/711203\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Steelers OC Candidate Lunda Wells Shares Details Of Upcoming Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lunda Wells had a non-stop week in Frisco, Texas. Head coach of the West Team at the 2026 Shrine Bowl, Wells had an opportunity to lead a team through a week of practice and Tuesday night\u2019s game of which Wells\u2019 squad won 21-17. Later this week, Wells will have an opportunity interview for another job: NFL offensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersdepot.com\/2026\/01\/schefter-cowboys-lunda-wells-to-interview-for-steelers-offensive-coordinator-role\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported<\/a> Wells would interview for the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 offensive coordinator vacancy. Following the game, our Josh Carney had a 1v1 interview with Wells, who provided more details.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should be talking to them on Thursday,\u201d Wells told Carney.<\/p>\n<p>Wells also confirmed the interview would be virtual, not in-person.<\/p>\n<p>Mike McCarthy and Wells have history together. McCarthy hired him as the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 tight ends coach in 2020, a role Wells still holds today. He\u2019s developed the likes of Dalton Schultz and Jake Ferguson. Schultz received a big payday in 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/45834996\/cowboys-sign-jake-ferguson-4-year-52-million-extension\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">while Ferguson cashed in one year later.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though Wells has never been a coordinator, he\u2019s confident he can step into the role to help McCarthy and the Steelers with a shared goal of making whoever is Pittsburgh\u2019s starting quarterback a success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first style is being a teacher first,\u201d Wells said of his philosophy. \u201cLearning how to teach these guys on the field and off the field. From that, we gotta protect the quarterback. You gotta make the quarterback successful. Again, coming from underneath Coach McCarthy, that was the number one thing coming in the door. Make the quarterback successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you do that? Running the football. Action passes. With the marriage of the run and the pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coaching tight ends since 2018 offers, Well\u2019s time has offered a window into the big picture. Tight ends are asked to do it all. Run block, pass block, and catch the ball. Only the quarterbacks have a fuller understanding of an offense.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh will likely interview multiple candidates for the job. But Wells knows he can take the Steelers\u2019 offense to another level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019d be a great opportunity to showcase what I bring to the table, and how I can help. And then from there, we\u2019ll just see how things fit and go from there. I know Coach McCarthy, he hired me [in Dallas] having not worked with me. I think he thinks highly of me, and I think I can bring a lot to the table. To help him facilitate and do the things that he needs to do to be a winner there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lunda Wells had a non-stop week in Frisco, Texas. 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