Former Pitt Assistant Receives Another Job in the NFL

Former Pitt wide receivers coach Chris Beatty is sticking in the NFL next season.

Beatty, 51, is expected to join new Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll’s staff, Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported. He’s joining the staff as the new wide receivers coach.

Beatty spent the last year as the Chicago Bears wide receivers coach, also serving as the interim offensive coordinator in the latter half of the season. He served three seasons as the Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers coach before that.

The #Raiders are expected to hire Chris Beatty as wide receivers coach, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports.

He worked for the Bears this season, including as interim offensive coordinator. Previously worked for the Chargers. Has coached players like Keenan Allen, DJ Moore and… pic.twitter.com/sshJi9IGdu

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) February 6, 2025

Beatty left Pitt after two seasons as the wide receivers coach, taking the job with the Chargers. And it was the NFL opportunity that lured him from the college ranks.

“This definitely was bittersweet because, trust me, I love everyone [at Pitt],” Beatty told Pittsburgh Sports Now after he accepted the Chargers job. “I appreciate coach Narduzzi for giving me the opportunity at Pitt. They really have a great coaching staff, along with great people, in every respect. Then obviously the players, I love those guys, they’re my guys.

“This definitely was not easy. Believe me, there are very few jobs that I would’ve left these guys to go to because I felt like I had a great gig and situation here. I was not looking for a change.”

Beatty joined the Pitt staff before the 2019 season and immediately emerged as a high-profile recruiter and developer. His major win during his time at Pitt came in Maryland, securing eventual Biletnikoff-winner and first round draft pick Jordan Addison.

He also landed commitments from then-four-star Naquan Brown, Rodney Hammond Jr., Myles Alston and Malik Newton.

Beatty has spent time at Northern Illinois, West Virginia, Vanderbilt, Illinois, Wisconsin, Virginia and Maryland during his college coaching career, after getting his start at the high school ranks in Virginia.