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Patrick Graham named Steelers defensive coordinator by new coach Mike McCarthy
With Mike McCarthy having taken ownership of the offense and calling the plays for it, his most impactful hire for the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff was going to come on defense. McCarthy and the organization found their man to run that side of the ball. Former Las Vegas Raiders defensive...
Steelers coach Mike McCarthy talks with Aaron Rodgers ‘a number of times,’ but no decision yet from QB
Mike McCarthy has spoken with Aaron Rodgers “a number of times” since becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers coach but said those conversations didn’t include any decision about the quarterback’s future. “Like anybody that’s played the game a long time, particularly at this point of their career, it’s important to get away,”...
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Tim Benz and Joe Starkey go ‘Beyond the Bylines’ with new showVideo
Have you ever wanted a little more from your sports coverage? With their new video series “Beyond the Bylines,” TribLive sports writers Tim Benz and Joe Starkey dare to go there. Airing Fridays at 8 a.m., they’ll take on the week’s biggest story — this week, the focus is obviously...
First Call: Andy Weidl passed over for Falcons job; an Aaron Rodgers favorite reportedly en route to Pittsburgh
Aaron Rodgers is a big fan of someone who is in line to join the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new coaching staff. Andy Weidl won’t be moving on to Atlanta. Mike Sullivan makes a return to PPG Paints Arena, as Archie Miller makes a return to Pittsburgh. And it’s a huge weekend...
Mike McCarthy begins filling out staff, which is expected to include ex-Steelers DB Jason Simmons
Forget the ink drying — Mike McCarthy hadn’t even signed the official contract before he already began assembling the staff under him as new Pittsburgh Steelers head coach. “The last 72 hours have been about the staff,” McCarthy said Tuesday, not long after the official announcement of his hire was...
Football Footnotes: Mike McCarthy on calling plays, the 3-4 defense, WRs and more
Tuesday’s press conference to introduce Mike McCarthy as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new head coach generated two main topics for discussion. 1. His statement that he’d be interested in Aaron Rodgers returning as the team’s quarterback. 2. How much he loves Pittsburgh. I’m pretty sure you can guess which one of...
First Call: Competition for potential Steelers OC; LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier’s interest in playing for Mike McCarthy
“First Call” for Thursday has an update on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive coordinator search. A quarterback draft candidate has an interest in Pittsburgh’s new head coach. The Penguins return home. And we compare Pitt’s recent attendance restrictions at Acrisure Stadium with other moves by ACC schools. Shopping in the same...
U mad, bro?: Steelers fans are angry over the hiring of Mike McCarthy, media coverage of the hire — or both
Everybody in Pittsburgh has been in a snit over one big topic all week. Snow removal. That’s right. I’m right there with you. I live on the North Side, and I haven’t seen a single snowplow since at leas…. … OH! Oh, that other thing. The Steelers’ new head coach....
Ben Roethlisberger on Steelers’ choice of Mike McCarthy: ‘I like the hire. I really do’
Big Ben is a big fan of the Mike McCarthy hire. Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Wednesday weighed in on the choice of McCarthy to serve as the franchise’s 17th coach. “I think it’s a great hire,” Roethlisberger said during a guest appearance on the “In the Locker...
Former Steelers Pro Bowl defensive back Clendon Thomas dies at 90
Clendon Thomas, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee who was named to an NFL Pro Bowl as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Monday. He was 90 years old. Thomas was an All-America running back for the University of Oklahoma in the 1950s, a member of two consensus...
Report: Steelers to hire former Mike McCarthy assistant as wide receivers coach
Mike McCarthy will reunite with one of his former assistant coaches. Adam Henry, who served as McCarthy’s wide receivers coach in Dallas for two seasons, will take the same role with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to an NFL Network report. McCarthy said Tuesday he’d already begun to assemble his coaching...
Reputation as offensive guru aside, Mike McCarthy emphasizes defense in building Steelers
For the better part of a quarter century, Mike McCarthy fostered a reputation as one of the NFL’s foremost offensive minds. The production speaks for itself. Over McCarthy’s 18 seasons as a head coach, his offenses have ranked among the top five in the NFL in points scored 10 times,...
30 after 30: After 3 decades, Larry Brown recalls how his ‘scissorhands’ sliced the Steelers’ Super Bowl XXX dreams
Dallas Cowboys defensive back Larry Brown was so bad at catching footballs as a rookie, his teammates called him “Edward Scissorhands.” “Emmitt Smith gave me that name,” Brown said through a chuckle from his home in Texas last week. “They throw that ball very hard. I think people underestimate the...
First Call: Offensive coordinator prospect emerges for Mike McCarthy’s staff, ex-Steeler in defensive coordinator mix
Wednesday’s “First Call” has names to watch for both of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ open coordinator positions. We also look at a busy night of local college basketball for both Robert Morris and Duquesne. Plus, RMU’s hockey team gets some well-earned recognition after an important series sweep over the weekend. Looking...
‘Pittsburgh is my world’: Mike McCarthy basks in taking over hometown SteelersVideo
Mike McCarthy smiled as he briskly rubbed the palms of his hands together. It was as much of an attempt to keep from crying as he was psyching himself up. The effort failed. McCarthy made it all of five public words into his tenure as Pittsburgh Steelers coach before he...
New coach Mike McCarthy reveals plans for Steelers’ offensive, defensive schemes
Playcalling won’t be a job requirement for whomever Mike McCarthy hires as offensive coordinator. As the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new head coach, McCarthy will call plays for the offense, a responsibility he kept for himself during his final two seasons in Dallas and most of his 13 years in Green Bay....
Mark Madden: Mike McCarthy won the press conference, but it’s still a bad hire
Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II said it wasn’t important for new coach Mike McCarthy to win the initial press conference. But McCarthy did exactly that. Rooney said McCarthy wasn’t hired because, having coached Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay, he’s the best bet to lure Rodgers back to Pittsburgh for...
Tim Benz: Mike McCarthy’s first step with Steelers shouldn’t be backward with Aaron RodgersVideo
Many in Pittsburgh have been critical of the Steelers’ process en route to hiring Mike McCarthy as the new coach of the franchise. A seemingly rushed decision to give McCarthy the job prevented the front office from conducting in-person interviews with any of the candidates employed by teams that were...
