The Pittsburgh Steelers are officially in the Mike McCarthy Era. The 62-year-old Super Bowl winning coach bucked the trend of hiring defensive coordinators in their 30's, as the organization eyes his offensive mind to guide them into a new phase.
The Pittsburgh Steelers won't be playing in Super Bowl LX, but they will have representatives. Three former players are set to travel to Santa Clara with a chance to win the Lombardi Trophy: two with the New England Patriots and one with the Seattle Seahawks.
If new Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy truly wants to focus on improving the offense in Pittsburgh, the defensive coordinator who is hired will have to be experienced.
Few people have the approval rating that Bill Cowher has in the city of Pittsburgh. A native Yinzer who brought the Pittsburgh Steelers a Super Bowl, he will forever be a legend in Western Pennsylvania.
How many of the tight ends to eclipse the 5,000-receiving-yard milestone in their NFL career can you name in six minutes?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have found their head coach, hiring Mike McCarthy as just the fourth leader of the organization in nearly 60 years. The biggest question of the offseason is answered, but it's far from the only one that's going to be in front of the black and gold.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are thrilled about the hire of Mike McCarthy as their next head coach. Maybe the fanbase didn't take it as smoothly as the organization hoped, but Team President Art Rooney II sees the upside, and a lot of that is centered around the quarterback position.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have several tweaks to the roster that are going to be made following the hiring of Mike McCarthy. Whenever a new head coach comes into an organization, it's not just the coaching staff that will see severe adjustments.
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't exactly pass the test of the fan base when the decision was made to choose Mike McCarthy to be Mike Tomlin's successor. The most logical explanation for the hiring has to be that the veteran coach comes from an offensive background and has worked with several top-tier quarterbacks throughout his NFL coaching career.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have received criticism for hiring Mike McCarthy as their next head coach.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are descending on Mobile, Alabama this week, ahead of the 2026 Senior Bowl. Before the bombshell report on Saturday afternoon, the prevailing notion was that the Steelers would be heading south without a head coach in place.
The Pittsburgh Steelers hired former Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy. Many fans were outraged about the move, but he was truly the best available option.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
This QB would be a controversial choice, having experienced both highs and lows during his NFL career.
The Pittsburgh Steelers made the decision to verbally agree to hire Mike McCarthy to be their next head coach, a move that instantly sent shockwaves through the NFL.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in the middle of a transformative time as a franchise as they are currently searching for the team's next head coach after Mike Tomlin stepped down following the 2025 season.
Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II saw several reasons as to why it made sense to appoint Mike McCarthy as the successor to Mike Tomlin. Above all, McCarthy’s “winning track record” stood out to Rooney.
Pittsburgh Steelers General Manager Omar Khan and Team President Art Rooney II are in rare territory. With the 2025 season officially over, long-time Head Coach Mike Tomlin had elected to step away from coaching after an extraordinary 19-season tenure in Pittsburgh.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have already had a huge offseason that has been full of change. Former Head Coach Mike Tomlin stepped down following the 2025 campaign which put the franchise in its first head coaching search in nearly 20 years.
PITTSBURGH — The NFL is still shaking their heads in response to the Pittsburgh Steelers naming Mike McCarthy as their new head coach. The decision has caused a range of responses, but overall the choice is receiving a ton of criticism.
It is more than likely that Pittsburgh will have another different starting quarterback in Week 1 for the sixth consecutive season, and fans should be paying close attention to who could be in that role.
At least one Pittsburgh Steelers icon is on board with the team’s decision to hire Mike McCarthy as head coach. Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher was enthusiastic about the McCarthy hire on Sunday when speaking on CBS’ “The NFL Today.” Cowher emphasized McCarthy’s offensive style and personal ties as being important selling points.
When Steelers HC Mike Tomlin resigned after this past season, the expectation was that it would also mean QB Aaron Rodgers wouldn’t return, as a big reason he joined Pittsburgh this past season was to play for Tomlin. However, the Steelers’ hire of HC Mike McCarthy changes the equation a little bit.
Cowher seems much more optimistic about the planned hiring of McCarthy than the rest of the fan base.
Bell doesn't seem pleased with the Steelers hiring McCarthy.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have made a somewhat surprising decision on their next head coach.
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