Butler to Indy?

Most people assumed that Dick LeBeau was going to retire following the 2011 season; most people assumed that about Ward too. With LeBeau's announcement that he would not retire and instead return to the Steel City, his coach in waiting, Keith Butler, might just be leaving.

Keith Butler, played inside linebacker for the University of Memphis Tigers recording 384 tackles and seven interceptions and earned a spot of the All-American team in 1977. Butler was drafted 36th overall by the Seattle Seahawks where he finished second on their all time tackle list with 834 tackles, starting 132 starts of 146 games.

Butler started his coaching career at Memphis followed by stints at Arkansas State and the Cleveland Browns before he was hired as the Steelers linebacker coach in 2003. Butler will join former Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.

Now all this is assumed to be set in stone, but according to the Pittsburgh Post Steelers beat writer, Ed Bouchette, it may not be. He posted via twitter "Steelers LB coach Keith Butler to interview Tuesday for Colts coordinator job. Butler says it's not a done deal." I guess Steeler and Colts fans alike will have to just wait and see what actually transpires.

Some good news is that it was reported that LeBeau said he has no plans to retire and that we will have to "kick him out of here." So, lets not look too much into it because we don't know for sure and we do have other great coaches that can step in to this roll. An option would be former Pitt and Steelers linebacker, Jerry Olsavsky, who has been on the staff the last two years as a defensive assistant.

It is important to note that Butler's contract expires on February 15th.