Jason Simmons, a former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back, was among three additions to Mike McCarthy’s coaching staff announced by the team Monday.

Simmons will serve as defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach. The Steelers also retained Western Pennsylvania native Scott McCurley as inside linebackers coach and hired Steve Scarnecchia as chief of staff.

Simmons, 49, has coached 16 seasons in the NFL and spent the past two as defensive pass game coordinator for the Washington Commanders. He got his coaching start as a defensive assistant with the Green Bay Packers under McCarthy in 2011.

As an NFL player, Simmons was a fifth-round pick of Pittsburgh in 1998 and spent four of his 10 seasons with the Steelers.

McCurley, a Lawrence County native and Mohawk graduate, joined the Steelers’ coaching staff last winter. McCurley previously coached under McCarthy in both Green Bay and Dallas, where he spent five seasons as Cowboys linebackers coach (2020-24).

Scarnecchia has a 16-year NFL career, including five seasons as chief of staff for the Atlanta Falcons (2024-25) and New York Jets (2021-23). His father, Dante, was a longtime assistant for the New England Patriots.