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Curt Popejoy

Assistant coach Blaine Stewart leaving Steelers for WVU

According to sports writer Mike Asti, via Steelers beat writer Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Steelers assistant wide receivers coach Blaine Stewart is leaving the team. According to Dulac, he is leaving to join the coaching staff at West Virginia.

Here is Stewart’s bio from the team’s official site:

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Blaine Stewart is in his second season as Pittsburgh’s assistant wide receivers coach, after previously serving two seasons as a coaching assistant.

In 2020, Stewart assisted a wide receivers room that included the rookie wide receiver Chase Claypool, who led all rookies in touchdown catches (9) and finished second among all rookies in total touchdowns (11). His responsibilities include game preparation, video analysis and scouting of opponents.

As a coaching assistant (2018-19), Stewart handled the daily operations for the offense and special teams units.

Stewart attended James Madison but his strong ties to the WVU program. His father, the late Bill Stewart was a coach at WVU from 2000-2010 including being the head coach from 2008-2010.

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