Los Steelers despiden al entrenador asistente Derius Swinton II por mala conducta laboral

Los Pittsburgh Steelers han destituido al entrenador asistente de equipos especiales Derius Swinton II. La decisión se tomó el viernes por la mañana debido a una violación de la política del club. Informes adicionales especifican que el motivo fue mala conducta laboral.

Los Steelers se separaron de Swinton el 29 de mayo, después de que fuera contratado en febrero como parte del cuerpo técnico del nuevo entrenador jefe Mike McCarthy. Trabajó bajo las órdenes del coordinador de equipos especiales Danny Crossman, quien fue contratado una semana antes. Una fuente del equipo declaró a ESPN que el despido se debió a una mala conducta laboral, aunque el equipo no detalló la infracción exacta. Swinton no respondió a las solicitudes de comentarios.

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