It shouldn’t come as any surprise that newly-hired Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy might be looking to reliable faces from his past to fill out his coaching staff.
It could lead to a massive move up for one of his former assistants on the Dallas Cowboys with current tight ends coach Lunda Wells.
“Cowboys tight ends coach Lunda Wells is expected to interview this week for the Steelers offensive coordinator job,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote on Tuesday. “Wells worked under Steelers HC Mike McCarthy in Dallas for five years, and interviewed this month for the Commanders OC job. He also is head coach for the west team in tonightâs East-West Shrine game.”
Wells has been the Cowboys’ tight ends coach since 2020, where he’s developed former fourth round pick Jake Ferguson into a Pro Bowler and one of the NFL’s elite players at his position.
Wells also helped Ferguson do the one thing NFL players care about the most, which is get super-duper paid. Ferguson is now one of the NFL’s highest paid tight ends after he signed a 4-year, $50 million contract extension before the 2025 season.
Wells Took Path Through HBCU, SEC Before NFL Job
Wells, a Louisiana native, stayed home to play for HBCU powerhouse Southern, where he was a 2-time All-SWAC offensive lineman. He played 2 years of professional indoor football in the AFL and NIFL before going into coaching.
Wells spent 2 seasons at Scotlandville High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before catching on as an assistant offensive line coach at LSU in 2008. After 4 seasons at LSU, the New York Giants hired Wells as an offensive quality control coach. He worked his way up to assistant offensive line coach then tight ends coach for his final 2 seasons in 2018 and 2019.
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