Pittsburgh (KDKA — William Gay, a former cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has joined the coaching staff of the Washington Commanders.
Gay was brought on as the team’s assistant defensive backs coach by the Commanders and their new head coach, Dan Quinn.
The Steelers selected Gay in the fifth round of the 2007 draft. He played his first five seasons with Pittsburgh, starting forty games during the regular and postseason seasons.
Gay started four of the team’s 16 regular season games and played in all three postseason contests before the team’s 2008 run to the Super Bowl. In the postseason, he recorded three tackles and one fumble recovery.
Gay played his final five seasons in Pittsburgh after spending the 2012 season with the Arizona Cardinals. With three interceptions and three defensive touchdowns in 2014, he had his greatest statistical season while wearing the black and gold. During that season, he also had 69 tackles and 12 passes defensed. 2018 saw his retirement.
He was on the coaching staff of the Texas Longhorns before coming on board with the Commanders.
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