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The Pittsburgh Steelers have trotted out six different starting quarterbacks since Ben Roethlisberger walked away after the 2021 season. As team president Art Rooney II and general manager Omar Khan searched for the Steelers’ next leader, they wanted someone who could help cement that position for the foreseeable future.

Mike McCarthy wound up being that guy. The former Green Bay Packers (2006-18) and Dallas Cowboys (2020-24) head coach has helped tutor a handful of star signal-callers, ranging from Joe Montana to Dak Prescott.

“Since sooner or later we’re going to be working with a young quarterback here, I think Mike’s...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are adding longtime Washington Commanders scout Tim Gribble to their scouting department, according to NFL insider Aaron Wilson.

Gribble spent 24 seasons with Washington’s scouting department. Last year was his fifth season as the director of college personnel. He was promoted to the role on Jan. 14, 2020. He was previously an area scout for 16 years

The Steelers director of college scouting is currently Dan Colbert, while Pittsburgh’s director of player scouting is Mark Sadowski. Wilson did not note what position Gibble will hold in the department.

Before joining Washington in 2002, Gribble spent two seasons...

While many are skeptical of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision to hire 62-year-old Greenfield native Mike McCarthy as their next head coach, NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss thinks the Steelers nailed it with bringing in the veteran offensive guru.

“Everywhere Mike McCarthy has been the offensive production has always skyrocketed. When you go back to when he was in Dallas. CeeDee Lamb, Dak Prescott — their best season was with Mike McCarthy as the play-caller. But back to this Aaron Rodgers thing, I don’t know the future of Aaron Rodgers is coming back or not. But Aaron Rodgers...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a new head coach: former Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy.

That decision has been met with heavy criticism from both the fan base and media alike over the last 24 hours. In his first public statements on the matter, team President Art Rooney II said he isn’t worried about the immediate reactions.

“We’re really not worried about winning the initial press conference,” Rooney said via Bob Labriola. “It’s about picking the coach we believe will help us win games, and social media really doesn’t enter into it. And none of that...

Mike McCarthy is the fourth Steelers head coach in 57 years.

The Steelers announced on Saturday that the organization has agreed to a verbal agreement with the former Packers and Cowboys coach to guide the franchise moving forward.

Steelers reporter Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the deal is for five years.

The news was met with mixed reviews on social media, but primarily with negative feedback from Steelers fans.

McCarthy, 62, defeated the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV in Dallas and took 2025 off. He coached Green Bay from 2006-2018 before joining Dallas from 2020-2024.

Many Steelers...

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Social media reactions were largely negative after the news broke on Saturday that Mike McCarthy will be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ next head coach. Several former Steelers players were not happy with the decision. The fanbase and media were also rather pessimistic, hoping for a younger hire. McCarthy is 62.

Steelers president Art Rooney II is not concerned about the outside noise, however. He thinks McCarthy is the right coach to lead the team into a new era of Steelers football.

“We’re really not worried about winning the initial press conference. It’s about picking the coach we believe will help us...

In the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coaching search, experience wound up being key. Team president Art Rooney II and general manager Omar Khan plucked Mike McCarthy as their team’s next leader largely because he’s seen a thing or two.

Rooney addressed the choice in a story on the Steelers’ team website on Sunday.

“He is someone who has a longer track record than many of the other candidates, a winning track record,” Rooney said. “He’s been a winner everywhere he’s been. Probably just as important for our purposes, the quarterbacks that he’s worked with have all been very successful. So he has...

For the first time since Saturday’s news of the Pittsburgh Steelers hiring Mike McCarthy as the franchise’s 17th head coach, owner Art Rooney II is explaining why. Leading the search alongside general manager Omar Khan, Rooney says McCarthy is the man for the job. “He’s been a winner everywhere he’s been,” Rooney told Bob Labriola […]

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