The Pittsburgh Steelers have already started dipping their toes into the water for the head coaching search, with five interview requests being submitted by the team in the first day of their search after head coach Mike Tomlin stepped away.

The steelers wasted no time in lining up eight interviews for their head coach vacancy and we have some thoughts.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have officially begun their search for a replacement for Mike Tomlin, who stepped down as head coach on Tuesday. Follow our tracker for the latest updates on who the Steelers are going to interview.

Danny Smith, the Steelers' special teams coordinator, interviewed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the same job.

Pittsburgh's last playoff win came against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2016 playoffs. Since then, Pittsburgh has lost its last seven postseason games. Coach Mike Tomlin's seven-game postseason losing streak ties former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis for the longest playoff losing streak by an NFL coach.

For the third consecutive year and the fifth time in the last six years, a Pittsburgh Steelers' season reached an unceremonious end during the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs.

The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted linebacker Gabriel Murphy for a visit on Friday, according to the NFL transaction wire. Pittsburgh is still trying to fill out their roster despite not having a head coach as the front office continues to operate.