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Gay started his first season opener and recorded 4 tackles in the Steelers' 13–10 victory over the Tennessee Titans. He went on to start the next 14 regular season games, as he finished the season with a career-high 78 tackles, 70 solo tackles, a sack, and 10 pass deflections. Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Joey Porter Sr.

shares the story behind his famous celebration with CB William Gay. Cornerback William Gay is back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He did an interview with after signing his new contract. Gay, who was drafted by the Steelers in , played in Pittsburgh for five years before going to Arizona last season. Position: DB , lb (cm, 84kg) Born: January 1 in Tallahassee, FL (Age: d) College: Louisville (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (): 41 (rd overall since ) High School: James S.

Rickards (FL) Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers in the 5th round (th overall) of the NFL Draft. More bio, uniform, draft info 1x SB. Ex-Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback William Gay has landed his first full-time NFL job as an assistant coach for the Washington Commanders. The Commanders and new head coach Dan Quinn hired Gay to be the team's assistant defensive backs coach.

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Gay was drafted by the Steelers in the fifth round of the draft. He spent the first five seasons of his career in Pittsburgh, starting 40 games, including playoffs and regular season. During the team's Super Bowl run in , Gay appeared in all 16 regular season games, starting four, before appearing in all three playoff games.

He had three tackles and one fumble recovery in the postseason. After spending the season with the Arizona Cardinals, Gay returned to Pittsburgh for the final five seasons of his career. His best statistical season in the black and gold came in , when he had three interceptions and three defensive touchdowns. He also had 69 tackles and 12 passes defended that season.

He retired in Before joining the Commanders' staff, he spent time on the Texas Longhorns coaching staff. Featured Local Savings. More from CBS News. Penguins' Alex Nedeljkovic traded to Sharks.

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