Shaun Sarrett (born December 24, 1979) is an

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coach who is currently the assistant offensive line coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for

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and

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before joining the Steelers as an offensive assistant in 2012. He played college football at

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Personal life and playing career

A native of

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, Sarrett played guard at

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. He earned the nickname "Sweet Feet" after a teammate at Kent State noticed that his footwork was above average. He graduated from Kent State in 2004 with a degree in health education.

Coaching career

After his playing career at Kent State, Sarrett received no offers to play pro football, so he decided to pursue a coaching career. He began at

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, a high school less than seven miles away from Kent State coaching the offensive and defensive line as well as the co-strength coach. He spent one season in that role before joining the coaching staff at

in 2005, working with the defensive line as the defensive quality control and graduate assistant before switching to a graduate assistant on offense in 2006. He was hired to work at

in 2008 on David Cutcliffe's staff as an offensive quality control working with the offensive line. Sarrett was hired by the

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in 2012 as an offensive assistant. He was hired by Steelers head coach

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after his interview where former Kent State teammate and Steelers linebacker James Harrison recognized him and asked "What are you doing here, Sweet Feet?". He was promoted to assistant offensive line coach in 2018, and offensive line coach in 2019 after

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left to join the

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coaching staff. Sarrett's contract was not renewed after the 2020 season.

References

External links

Duke Blue Devils bio
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