Report: Steelers QB Coach Matt Canada Tested Positive for COVID-19

Alan Saunders |

Updated: Nov 28, 2020

Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Coach Matt Canada practices at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex preparing for a Week 2 matchup against the Denver Broncos, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 in Pittsburgh, PA. (Karl Roser / Pittsburgh Steelers)

Steelers quarterbacks coach Matt Canada has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report by Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network.

#Steelers QB coach Matt Canada has indeed tested #COVID positive, but I’m told by multiple sources that QB Ben Roethlisberger was not deemed a close contact who needs to self isolate. Roethlisberger already went thru this once after sitting on the plane next to a Covid+ teammate.

— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) November 29, 2020

The Steelers announced earlier on Saturday that Canada, along with special teams coordinator Danny Smith, will not coach in the team’s game against the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday due to illnesses.

Kinkhabwala reported that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is not considered a close contact of Canada’s and will not have to isolate for five days, as he did when tight end Vance McDonald tested positive earlier this season.

Smith has also tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report by Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The Steelers announced that assistant wide receivers coach Blaine Stewart will replace Smith. They did not announce a replacement for Canada.