Matt Canada named as new quarterbacks coach for the Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired quarterbacks coach Matt Canada to fill a position that has been empty since Randy Fichtner was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018.

Canada has spent the past two decades as a quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator in college at schools including Indiana, Northern Illinois, Wisconsin and Pittsburgh.

According to the team, he was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2016, an honor given to the top assistant coach in college football.

He was also the interim head coach at the University of Maryland in 2018.

Canada spent the 2016 season at the University of Pittsburgh as offensive coordinator, and the Panthers averaged a school-record 42 points per game. Pitt led the nation in red-zone touchdown percentage (82%) and scored at least 28 points in all 12 regular season games, including a 43-42 victory at eventual national champion Clemson.

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