Another former Steelers coach has found a new NFL team after not being retained on Mike McCarthy’s Pittsburgh staff. According to a report from NFL insider Jordan Schultz, former Steelers outside linebackers coach Denzel Martin will be joining the Los Angeles Chargers as an assistant outside linebackers coach.
Martin had a reported interview with the Cowboys earlier in the offseason, but landed with the Chargers instead.
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The Steelers were Martin’s first job as an NFL coach; he joined the team in 2016 as a scouting assistant. He’s overseen elite outside linebacker units over his time in Pittsburgh, from coaching stars such as T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith to rock-solid contributors such as Bud Dupree and Nick Herbig. Dupree was with the Chargers in 2025.
However, for now at least, Martin will be taking a step back on the coaching ladder, becoming an assistant outside linebackers coach on Jim Harbaugh’s LA staff.
Martin isn’t the first coach the Chargers have hired with Steelers ties this year. Schultz reported earlier in the week that LA is hiring former Steelers linebacker Sean Spence as the Chargers’ new inside linebackers coach for the upcoming season.
