The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired Krithi Chandrakasan into a football research role according to ESPN’s Seth Walder on X.
“Chandrakasan previously was the Bears’ Director of Football Analytics. He worked for the Chiefs before his stint in Chicago,” Walder wrote.
The Steelers hired Krithi Chandrakasan into a football research role, per source.
Chandrakasan previously was the Bears' Director of Football Analytics. He worked for the Chiefs before his stint in Chicago.
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) August 30, 2025
All teams have adopted some form of football analytics into the way they do business as technology and analytics have grown, but some teams have been more resistant than others.
The Steelers have traditionally taken a more old-school approach. The Baltimore Ravens, by contrast, are widely regarded as one of the most advanced teams in the league when it comes to their analytics department. It’s a major factor in how they make decisions both on and off the field. You rarely hear about analytics in Pittsburgh, but that is slowly changing under Omar Khan’s new front office regime.
Chandrakasan isn’t listed on their website yet, but he already listed the team as his employer on LinkedIn. He will join Tosin Kazeem (Football Analytics Coordinator), Donovan Moore (Football Analyst), and Jake Clancy (Scouting Intern/Analyst) as now four employees with a focus on analytics.
The Bears parted ways with Chandrakasan after the 2024 season, but he was in their draft war room during the 2024 NFL Draft (h/t Arjun Menon on X.) He had been with the team since Jan. 2022.
Cool to see the Bears Director of Football Analytics, Krithi Chandrakasan🇮🇳 in the draft room on draft night. AGM Ian Cunningham also said 77% chance Rome will be there at 9 (something I'm guessing Krithi's group built out 👀)
Time to add it to the thread @StatsbyLopez pic.twitter.com/j43iJpPkrh
— Arjun Menon (@arjunmenon100) May 24, 2024
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