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Jackson comes to the Steelers after spending two seasons with
the Carolina Panthers, where he coached wide receivers and was
also the team's passing game coordinator this past year. He
succeeds Ike Hilliard, whose contract with the Steelers was not
renewed after two seasons on the job.
The Steelers had the eighth-lowest yards-after-catch
per-reception this past season, averaging just 4.8 yards after
each catch. Steelers receivers also dropped 33 passes in the
2021-22 season, which was eighth-most in the league.
Jackson, 42, played four NFL seasons for the Cleveland Browns,
the Steelers' divisional rival. He caught 40 passes in his
career for 490 yards and one touchdown.
He began his coaching career in 2008 at his alma mater, Western
Illinois. He also coached college ball at Akron, Northern
Illinois, N.C. State, Temple and Baylor -- working at the last
two stops under Matt Rhule, who is now the Panthers' head coach.
Temple won the American Athletic Conference when Jackson and
Rhule coached there in 2016. Jackson also had a one season stint
with the Tennessee Titans in 2017.
Pittsburgh wide receivers will have to adjust to a new position
coach and a new passer next season, following the retirement of
longtime quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
--Field Level Media
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