Steelers Offensive Line Coach Larry Zierlein Fired

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at 1:35 pm by Dave Bryan

The National Football Post is reporting that Steelers offensive line coach Larry Zierlein has been fired. Zierlein coached the Steelers offensive line for the last three seasons after Russ Grimm left to join the Arizona Cardinals. Zierlein came to Pittsburgh after previously serving as the assistant offensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills. Prior to his one-year stint in Buffalo, Zierlein was the offensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns for four seasons. His work with the Browns offensive line helped the Browns average 4.1 yards per rush and 104.4 rushing yards per game in 2003.