"Days after Tomlin walked away on Jan. 13 as the Steelers' head coach, team president Art Rooney II said he wanted to compete from "Day 1." He also said he didn't like the word "rebuild." In hiring McCarthy over younger, less proven candidates, Rooney emphasized his desire to win now with the league's third-oldest active head coach (behind Kansas City's Andy Reid and New York Giants' John Harbaugh)."
"After failing to reach an extension with the Dallas Cowboys following the 2024 season, McCarthy spent the 2025 season away from coaching. McCarthy now becomes the first person to be the head coach of three iconic NFL franchises in the Steelers, Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, where he got his start as a head coach in 2006 and remained until he was fired in 2018."
Mike McCarthy, a 62-year-old Pittsburgh native, agreed verbally to become the Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach, making him the fourth head coach since 1969 and the oldest in franchise history. His hiring occurred 11 days after Mike Tomlin resigned following 19 seasons. The selection departs from the Steelers' tradition of hiring younger defensive-minded coaches without prior NFL head-coaching experience, reflecting a desire to win immediately. McCarthy spent the 2025 season away from coaching after failing to secure a contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys. McCarthy previously led the Green Bay Packers from 2006 until his firing in 2018 and now becomes the first coach to lead three iconic NFL franchises.
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