The Pittsburgh Steelers are on a mission to find the next head coach, only their fourth since 1969. Now, the team is interviewing the coach who faced off against it in Super Bowl 45.
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According to NFL insider Tom Pelissero, the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet with Mike McCarthy this week. McCarthy, a Pittsburgh native, would be the Steelers' first offensive-minded head coach in the NFL's modern era if hired.
The Steelers have an opening due to Mike Tomlin deciding to step down from the position after 19 years, 193 wins, and a Super Bowl win.
McCarthy, 62, has 18 years of head coaching experience split between two teams. He started his tenure with the Green Bay Packers in 2006, and he spent 13 years with the NFC North team.
The Packers made nine trips to the playoffs — one with Brett Favre and eight with Aaron Rodgers. The Packers went 10-8 in the postseason under McCarthy's watch, highlighted by the 2010 season. The Packers won three playoff games to reach Super Bowl 45 and then they defeated the Steelers 31-25 to end the year as champions.
While McCarthy delivered a Lombardi Trophy to the Packers, he ultimately lost his job midway through the 2018 season. The team fired him after a 4-7-1 start and moved forward with interim coach Joe Philbin. The Packers ultimately hired Matt LaFleur ahead of the 2019 season.
McCarthy only remained out of the NFL for one season. He took over as head coach of the Cowboys in 2020, and he kicked off a tenure in the NFC East that lasted five seasons.
The Cowboys went 6-10 in McCarthy's first season as head coach, but the team then delivered three straight 12-win seasons. The 2024 season served as the veteran coach's final year in Dallas as the team went 7-10.
The Cowboys made the playoffs three times under McCarthy. The team lost in the wild-card round twice and in the divisional round once. The lone playoff win came against the Buccaneers.
