Former FSU football staffer hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers to coach defensive backs.

The Steelers are looking to hire a new assistant coach who will spend the 2023 season in Tallahassee.

This summer, Florida State has lost a couple of off-field staff members to promotions. Director of Scouting (offence) John Garrett (Duke) and Graduate Assistant (offence) Cooper Williams (Missouri) were among those who moved on.

When the Seminoles presented their 2024 spring media guide on Monday, a few familiar faces were absent, including Senior Defensive Analyst Shane Burnham, Volunteer Analyst (defence) Anthony Midget, and Student Assistant Coach (offence) Nick O’Leary.

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Wednesday morning that they had hired Midget to be their assistant secondary coach. Longtime head coach Mike Tomlin and secondary coach Grady Brown will oversee him.

After spending one season at Florida State, Midget is returning from his first collegiate assignment in ten years. He performed scouting, practice evaluation, and other duties with defensive coordinator Adam Fuller and defensive backs coach Patrick Surtain Sr.

Midget was the defensive backs coach for the Tennessee Titans for three seasons before moving to Tallahassee. He started his NFL career as a secondary coach for the Houston Texans, where he served for six seasons, the last two of which he led the position group with the franchise.

Midget has over 20 years of coaching experience across the NFL, college, and high school levels. He worked at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, as a graduate assistant prior to serving as the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at Georgia State from 2008-11. He added the role of defensive coordinator in 2012. Midget was hired by Penn State as safeties coach the following season before making the leap to the NFL.

The Florida native competed for the Hokies during his college career, which ended in a loss to Florida State in the Sugar Bowl for the National Championship. He played for the Hokies from 1996 to 1999. In 1999, he was named to the first team of the Big East. The Atlanta Falcons selected Midget in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. In addition, he was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prior to starting his coaching career.