The first of the Pittsburgh Steelers potential offensive coordinator candidates is now off the market. According to Pro Football Talk, Zac Robinson accepted the offensive coordinator vacancy with the Atlanta Falcons and will be joining new head coach Raheem Morris.
Removing Robinson from the mix leaves, Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson, former NFL head coach Kliff Kingsbury and former Panthers OC Thomas Brown are the known candidates still in the mix.
Raheem Morris makes his first major hire; Rams passing-game coordinator/QB coach Zac Robinson becomes Atlanta's offensive coordinator. https://t.co/dBxjL2mKhg
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 28, 2024
We really felt like the Steelers had an inside track on hiring Robinson given his history with quarterback Mason Rudolph. Now you have to wonder if this could be a domino falling in the Steelers ability to re-sign Rudolph. Rudolph and Robinson are good friends and Robinson coached and even lived with Rudholph when he was preparing for the NFL draft.
Hiring Robinson might have been motivation for Rudolph to re-sign but now Rudolph might look to sign with the Falcons who are in need of a starting quarterback.
