The Pittsburgh Steelers have “verbally agreed” with Mike McCarthy to turn out to be their subsequent head coach, the group introduced in an announcement Saturday afternoon.
As soon as signed, McCarthy, a Pittsburgh native, will turn out to be the Steelers’ fourth head coach since 1969.
He’ll take over the publish beforehand held by Mike Tomlin, who coached the group from 2007-25 earlier than stepping down earlier this month.
Tomlin adopted Tremendous Bowl winner Invoice Cowher, who coached from 1992-2006. Cowher got here after four-time Tremendous Bowl champion Chuck Noll, who held the job from 1969-91.
McCarthy, 62, didn’t coach within the NFL this season after compiling a 49-35 document — with three 12-win seasons — in Dallas from 2020-24. He went 125-77-2 with Inexperienced Bay from 2006-18 and led the Packers to victory towards the Steelers in Tremendous Bowl XLV.
McCarthy’s quarterback in Inexperienced Bay was Aaron Rodgers, who spent final season in Pittsburgh. Rodgers’ future is unclear, nonetheless.
McCarthy spent 4 years as an assistant coach in faculty at Pitt earlier than starting his NFL teaching profession.
Tomlin stepped down on Jan. 13, in the future after the Steelers dropped a 30-6 determination to the Houston Texans within the AFC wild-card recreation in Pittsburgh. The loss was Tomlin’s seventh straight postseason defeat.
–Subject Stage Media
