Steelers Hire James Saxon As New Running Backs Coach

The Steelers announce that they have filled the running backs coaching vacancy with former Vikings Running Backs coach James Saxon. Saxon coached the Vikings running backs from 2011-2013. Saxon served as running backs coach in Buffalo in 2000, in Kansas City from 2001-2007, and Miami from 2008-2010, before coaching in Minnesota until 2013.

Saxon was a fullback from 1988 to 1995 for the Chiefs, Dolphins, and Eagles. Saxon has coached a wide variety of running backs in a wide variety of schemes. Some of the backs he’s coached include Ernie Holmes, Larry Johnson, Ricky Williams, and of course Adrian Peterson.

This should be considered another good coaching pick up.