While Democrats and Republicans maneuver to see who will become the next President, one person already had been chosen to succeed George W. Bush.

He is Mike Tomlin, Steelers coach. He agreed to be the keynote speaker at the annual commencement of Saint Vincent College May 10 in Latrobe. Last year, President Bush gave the commencement speech.

"We try to get the best person for commencement and we are lucky to have him," said Jim Towey, Saint Vincent College President. "Coach Tomlin brims with charisma and confidence and our graduates will welcome the insights and wisdom of a man of his character and rock-solid values. Being commencement speaker after the President of the United States is a tough act to follow but after watching coach Tomlin on the sidelines this year, we think he is up to the challenge."

Tomlin, a William and Mary College graduate, coached the Steelers to a 10-6 record and the AFC North Division championship in his first season. The Steelers have held their annual training camp at Saint Vincent since 1967.

Previous commencement speakers at the college include Arnold Palmer in 1966 and Fred Rogers in 1973 and 2000. Tomlin will speak to nearly 300 who will receive their undergraduate or graduate degrees in the school's 162nd commencement.

Meanwhile, the Steelers signed another free agent yesterday, one of their own, linebacker Andre Frazier.

Frazier received a one-year contract for an undisclosed amount of money. The Steelers declined to tender him a one-year, $927,000 tender as a restricted free agent last week, which made him an unrestricted free agent.

Frazier played in eight games strictly on special teams last season. He re-signed Sept. 20 with the Steelers. They originally signed him as an undrafted rookie in 2005 but released him in 2006. He played for the Bengals that season before they released him last September.

Tom Coughlin was rewarded for New York's Super Bowl victory, agreeing to a four-year, $21 million contract that will make him one of the NFL's highest-paid coaches. He will earn about $5.25 million annually. The team is expected to officially announce the deal today. The two sides had the outline of the deal in place for weeks. The contract represents a $2 million increase over last season and what he was to have earned this year. Seattle's Mike Holmgren is the NFL's top-paid coach at $8 million a year.

After a week of minor signings, Carolina made its first significant move in free agency by coming to terms with linebacker Landon Johnson on a three-year, $10 million deal. Johnson spent the past four seasons in Cincinnati.

Kick returner Rock Cartwright and Washington agreed to a $3 million, three-year contract. The deal includes a $300,000 signing bonus for Cartwright, whose 25.8-yard average on kickoff returns ranked second in the NFC last season.

New Orleans re-signed tight end Billy Miller. Miller, 6 feet 3 and 252 pounds, is an eight-year veteran and has been with the Saints since 2006. He has 155 career receptions for 1,669 yards and nine touchdowns.

Defensive tackle Chuck Darby has agreed to terms on a three-year contract with Detroit, who are looking to offset the loss of Shaun Rogers.

Atlanta signed free-agent defensive tackles Kindal Moorehead and Rashad Moore, and defensive end Simon Fraser.