The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't wait around for Nate Scheelhaase. The Cleveland Browns are, though.
Scheelhaase, the Los Angeles Rams ' passing game coordinator who was considered on the Steelers' short list of head coaching candidates, could end up as the Browns' next leader. The Steelers verbally agreed to hire former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy on Saturday.
The hire strayed from the Steelers' preference for young, up-and-coming coaches, a bill that Scheelhaase fit.
"Nate Scheelhaase is a top candidate for the Browns and would likely keep Jim Schwartz as DC, per @rapsheet," ESPN Cleveland wrote Saturday afternoon on X. "The Browns will interview Scheelhaase next week."
Los Angeles Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Dec 7, 2025. — Mark J. Rebilas / Imagn Images
Scheelhaase is currently in his second go-round on Sean McVay's Los Angeles Rams coaching staff. He was the first coach the Steelers requested an interview with to start their head coaching search.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Gerry Dulac, Scheelhaase, 35, gave the Steelers "Mike Tomlin vibes" during his virtual interview with the team.
"I'm not going to say he's the top guy because some of these candidates still have to interview in person with (Art Rooney II), and he's the one who will make the call," Dulac wrote earlier this week in his weekly Q&A chat. "But I will say Scheelhaase was an impressive interview, which fits with what other NFL people think of him. Hmmm, so was Tomlin…"
Scheelhaase could join current NFL head coaches Zac Taylor, Matt LaFleur, Kevin O'Connell and Liam Coen as former McVay assistants to take charge elsewhere.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Division Rival Could Follow Steelers Ditched Coaching Blueprint
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