Ken Anderson Retires

The Pittsburgh Steelers QB Coach, Ken Anderson, announced his retirement.

Anderson enjoyed a fruitful NFL career. Anderson was drafted by tthe Cincinnati Bengals with their 3rd round pick in the 1971 NFL Draft. Anderson played QB for the Bengals from 1971-1986. Below include his top accolades:
* 4× Pro Bowl selection (1975, 1976, 1981, 1982)
* 1× First-team All-Pro selection (1981)
* 2× Second-team All-Pro selection (1974, 1975)
* 1981 NFL MVP
* 1981 PFWA NFL MVP
* 1981 NEA NFL MVP
* 1981 NFL Offensive Player of the Year
* 1981 Bert Bell Award
* 1981 NFL Comeback Player of the Year
* Led NFL in passing yards in 1974 with 2,667
* Led NFL in passing yards in 1975 with 3,169
TD-INT 197-160
Yards 32,838

Anderson re-joined the Bengals in 1993 as their quarterbacks coach, a position he held until 1996. After that, he served as the team's offensive coordinator from 1996-2000, and then again as the team's quarterbacks coach in 2001 and 2002. In 2003 he became a wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, and was their quarterbacks coach. He was fired after the 2006 8-8 season along with the offensive coordinator Carl Smith and special teams coach Pete Rodriguez by Jack Del Rio. In January 2007, new Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin hired Anderson as his quarterbacks coach under offensive coordinator. On January 5, 2010, Mike Tomlin announced that Anderson would be retiring, effective immediately[2][3]. Anderson earned a Super Bowl ring when the Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII.

Enjoy retirement!