As the Pittsburgh Maulers begin preparations to make their return to the football landscape, they announced a major hire on Thursday: their first head coach.
Kirby Wilson, a longtime running backs coach in the NFL, was named as the first man to lead the reincarnated Maulers when they begin play in April for the eight-team USFL.
Wilson coached Steelers running backs from 2007-13 and most recently was with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020. He announced his retirement from the NFL in July after 35 years of coaching.
Wilson will not be the only coach with Pittsburgh ties roaming the USFL sidelines. Former Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley was recently named the head coach of the Tampa Bay Bandits.
All USFL games are set to be played in Birmingham, Ala., as the league tries once again to attract attention of football-starved fans in the spring.
First Published: January 20, 2022, 7:49 p.m.
