Vance Joseph was fired as the Denver Broncos head coach on Monday. ESPN's Adam Schefter has reported that the team has requested to interview Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive line coach Mike Munchak for Joseph's old position. It has also been reported that the Green Bay Packers have requested permission to interview Munchak for their vacant head coaching position. Additionally, it has been reported that the Cleveland Browns may look into interviewing Munchak for their vacant head coaching position.

Munchak, who declined a second interview to become the Arizona Cardinals' next head coach last offseason to remain in Pittsburgh, is without question the NFL's premier offensive line coach. Over the past two seasons, three of his offensive linemen in Pittsburgh -- Maurkice Pouncey, Alejandro Villanueva and David DeCastro -- were selected to the Pro Bowl. Chris Hubbard, Pittsburgh's top backup lineman last season, signed a lucrative deal with the Cleveland Browns this past offseason. B.J. Finney and Matt Feiler, formerly undrafted rookies, have excelled for the Steelers while being coached by Munchak, who went 22-26 as the Tennessee Titans' head coach from 2011-13.

"What makes Coach Munchak great first and foremost is that he’s a great person," Villanueva told 247Sports during the 2017 season. "He’s a person that has a great set of values that works harder than anybody. He’s a person that truly understands the game from a technical aspect. He’s not gonna really worry about things that just happen in football where other coaches might spend too much time thinking about those little mistakes. He’s such a good person and he’s such an admirable man in every single way. The way he behaves, the way he carries himself. He’s very consistent, treats everybody the same. He’s always the same person.

"It gets to the point where you really don’t wanna let him down. You wanna play your best for him."

Mike Munchak has presided over arguably the NFL's top offensive line over the past five seasons.

Finney, during an interview with 247Sports during Pittsburgh's 2018 training camp, also praised Munchak for his work with the Steelers' offensive line. Before he got into coaching, Munchak, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was a nine time Pro Bowler and two time All-Pro during his 12-year career with the Houston Oilers.

“There’s no question when you have a coach that’s in the Hall of Fame as a player at that position," Finney said of Munchak, who has been with the Steelers since 2014. "There’s a huge amount of respect that goes into it when you’re one of the athletes that he’s coaching. The main thing is that he’s been there and he’s done it. It’s a lot harder for guys to visualize things when it’s coming from a coach that’s never done it. Munchak, he’s been there, he’s done it all, obviously. He’s not gonna put us in a position to where it’s almost an impossible task or it isn’t an impossible task. He’s gonna know what we can and can’t do and what’s gonna be able to be done and what’s kind of in left field and needs to be stayed away from.”

Expect Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin to address the Broncos' reported request to speak with Munchak during his season-ending press conference on Tuesday.