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Report: Steelers to interview Pittsburgh native, Super Bowl champion Mike McCarthy
The Pittsburgh Steelers coaching search is adding a candidate with Steel City roots. Greenfield native Mike McCarthy, a Super Bowl champion with the Green Bay Packers, will interview with the Steelers, according to reports by NFL Network and ESPN. McCarthy, 62, is the oldest and most experienced of the head...
Joe Starkey’s Stick Route: Steelers should have at least interviewed Kevin Stefanski
He’s only 43. He’s a two-time NFL Coach of the Year. He made the playoffs twice as many times as all other Browns coaches combined since their rebirth in 1999. His team even won a playoff game (he wasn’t on the sidelines, but his offense dropped 40-plus on the Steelers)....
‘Backdoor’ betting sites embrace Steelers coaching search
Willing to risk 46 cents on Chris Shula? Less than a week into the Pittsburgh Steelers’ search, online prediction markets have taken in more than $340,000 from those speculating about who will or won’t be the next coach. The innovative websites operate more like stock markets than the sportsbooks of...
Market begins to declutter for Steelers as they aim to zero in on top coaching candidates
In-person interviews with teams have yet to even begin for the vast majority of the leading NFL coaching candidates, but that didn’t mean Saturday didn’t bring news — most of it good — for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers were scheduled to continue virtual interviews over the weekend, but what...
Mark Madden’s hot take: Steelers also need a roster reset
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have a new head coach. The Steelers are replacing their entire coaching staff. They will probably hire somebody else’s defensive coordinator to be their head coach, thus maintaining their misguided organizational commitment to prioritizing defense in an era of score more, faster. But this is as...
Joe Starkey: What the national media won’t talk about regarding Mike Tomlin’s Steelers tenure
A few years ago, the great Peter King joined my radio show for his usual spot, and we talked about Mike Tomlin. At that point, Tomlin’s playoff-win drought had reached six years or so. We agreed it was a major concern, but King opined that Tomlin always seemed to overachieve...
‘World-class communicator’: Rams gush over Steelers coach target Nate Scheelhaase
Friday’s Zoom discussion with the Pittsburgh Steelers wasn’t the only virtual interview Nate Scheelhaase had lined up with an NFL team in search of a head coach. And listening to what some of those with whom Scheelhaase works in the Los Angeles Rams organization, it’s easy to see why he’s...
Football Footnotes: Steelers complaining about coordinators; an immediate challenge for the new coach; playoff predictions
Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin still hasn’t spoken about his resignation from the team, but the players sure are saying a lot. Even if they aren’t putting their names on their own quotes. We talk about those topics and provide some playoff predictions in this Friday’s “Football Footnotes.”...
Mark Madden: Getting the right quarterback will be paramount for Steelers’ next coach
As the Pittsburgh Steelers begin the process of hiring a new coach, the profile of most candidates seems similar: another team’s defensive coordinator, in his late 30s to mid-40s, no prior NFL head coaching experience. There are exceptions, but here’s betting the job goes to a younger version of Mike...
First Call: Close Mike Tomlin friend thinks he is ‘done’ coaching; Ravens LB still fuming about losses to Steelers
Friday’s “First Call” has a look at Mike Tomlin’s future from a trusted confidant. A Baltimore Ravens linebacker is still fuming about the team’s losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers. We examine the Penguins’ next intra-divisional clash. The Pitt hoops team has a high-profile game Saturday. And Duquesne goes on the...
What Steelers are free agents this offseason? Who might get a contract extension?
Just because there’s a coaching search doesn’t mean the NFL offseason is not proceeding as usual for the Pittsburgh Steelers. All of the typical player evaluations, transactions, acquisitions and contract negotiations press on. Here is a breakdown of Steelers players who are free agents and other relevant situations in regards...
Tim Benz: The Steelers should be looking for the right coach, not advancing their long-held traditions
The Pittsburgh Steelers need a head coach. The right coach. Not someone who just looks like a good fit for the family photo. No, that’s not a nepo-baby shot at Los Angeles’ Chris Shula. Physically, Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin look nothing like one another. But their coaching...
Rod Woodson advances NFL Alumni cancer fighting initiative, talks Steelers-Ravens rivalry, John Harbaugh firing
Steelers legend Rod Woodson sounded like he was talking about executing a successful NFL defense. Recognition. Accurate diagnosis. Self-awareness. Knowing where your help is. Decisive action. But the NFL Hall of Famer wasn’t talking about how to execute a zone blitz, or the concepts of the 3-4. He was talking...
Steelers sign 2 players to reserve/future contracts
Former West Virginia offensive lineman Doug Nester was one of two players signed by the Steelers to reserve/future contracts Thursday. Wide receiver Brandon Smith, who played three games over the past two seasons for the New York Jets, also signed. Smith has also spent time on the practice squads of...
The Steelers signed Pat Freiermuth to be their TE1. What happened in ’25 that he wasn’t?
Three days before his game debut as Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator — and on the eve of Pat Freiermuth signing a $48 million contract — Arthur Smith sounded downright giddy about the skillset of his No. 1 tight end. “He’s a unique player,” Smith said of Freiermuth on Sept. 5,...
Steelers’ former sales manager, a gay woman, sues team for gender discrimination
A gay woman who worked as a corporate sales manager for the Pittsburgh Steelers has sued the team, claiming she did not receive pay equal to her male peers and was discriminated against because of her gender and sexual orientation. Attorneys for the former employee, Allegheny County resident Chelsea Zahn,...
How does Steelers’ head coach opening compare with others around NFL?
Among the eight current coaching openings in the NFL, the Baltimore Ravens, Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans have something the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t. That’s a clear plan at quarterback. Having that question already answered makes any job more attractive, but joining the Steelers comes with its own perks. Maybe...
Steelers request to interview Ejiro Evero, Jeff Hafley, Klay Kubiak
A trend is developing among the list of individuals the Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly requested to interview for their vacant head coaching position. As the list grew to eight Thursday, six are sitting NFL defensive coordinators. The names with defensive backgrounds added Thursday, according to the NFL Network, were Ejiro...
Facts and figures you might — or might not — have known about Mike Tomlin’s Steelers tenure
You may have heard that Mike Tomlin never had a losing season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was the only head coach in NFL history to begin his coaching tenure with 19 consecutive non-losing seasons, a long-cited talking point among fans and media members touting the Steelers’ success under Tomlin....
First Call: Jerome Bettis endorses Kevin Stefanski for Steelers’ job; a major college name to consider as well
Thursday’s “First Call” has a significant update on John Harbaugh’s future. A college football coaching name is being thrown out as a possible replacement for Mike Tomlin, while Jerome Bettis is endorsing a former AFC North coach. And the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Philadelphia Flyers, with both teams looking to...
U mad, bro?: Mike Tomlin’s departure and Steelers’ playoff dud fan the flames of discontent from readers
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost a playoff game in humiliating fashion. Again. It was so bad that Mike Tomlin resigned after 19 years. Fans are sniping at each other and angry at the media. In other words, “U mad, Bro” is off to a roaring start in 2026. ______________________________ Let’s start...
Steelers sign 13 players to Reserve/Future contracts
Western Pennsylvania natives Cal Adomitis and Daequan Hardy were among 13 players signed Wednesday by the Pittsburgh Steelers to reserve/future contracts. Also signed were wide receivers Cole Burgess, John Rhys Plumlee and Max Hurleman, defensive ends Anthony Goodlow and K.J. Henry, defensive tackle Kyler Baugh, defensive back Jack Henderson, linebacker...
Art Rooney II, Steelers ‘an open book’ in regards to what type of coach succeeds Mike Tomlin
As the Pittsburgh Steelers pivot from Mike Tomlin and into an era with a new head coach, don’t expect a total organizational “reset” to accompany it. The Steelers are keeping their football operations staff intact, and they’re of no mind to strip things down in an effort to head into...
30 years later, Steelers DBs remember fighting for ‘Harbaugh’s Hail Mary’ in AFC Championship game
How much can happen in 6.28 seconds? That’s about as long as it takes to get to “…dawn’s early light” in the Star Spangled Banner. Unless you are talking really fast, you can get to “…for which it stands” in the Pledge of Allegiance, and the letter “I” in the...
Report: Steelers request interviews with 5 head coaching candidates
Rather than merely a coaching tree, one early candidate to become the Pittsburgh Steelers’ coach comes from an impressive family tree too. The Steelers reportedly asked to interview Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula, whose grandfather, Don, is the winningest head coach in NFL history. According to ESPN, the...
