The Pittsburgh Steelers are planning to hire Mike McCarthy as their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
McCarthy spent five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys before he and the organization failed to reach a contract extension after the 2024 season, leading to the Cowboys’ hiring of Brian Schottenheimer.
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McCarthy, 62, replaces Mike Tomlin, who walked away from the job earlier this month after spending 19 seasons with the Steelers.
McCarthy, who won a Super Bowl title with the Green Bay Packers in the 2010-11 season, brings that title experience to the Steelers, who last won a Lombardi Trophy to cap off the 2008 season under Tomlin.
McCarthy has led teams to the playoffs in 12 of his 18 seasons as an NFL head coach, with an 11-11 postseason record and eight division titles.
Coincidentally, McCarthy’s quarterback in Green Bay was Aaron Rodgers, who spent this past season with the Steelers, though his future in Pittsburgh is unclear going forward.
