Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing ESPN’s Adam Schefter, report Pittsburgh is expected to speak with former Packers and Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy as part of its head-coach search.
- The Steelers have cast a wide net with requests to several coordinators, including Jeff Hafley, Ejiro Evero, Jesse Minter and Chris Shula, according to NFL Network and local reports.
- ESPN reports the team remains open to Aaron Rodgers returning in 2026, though a reunion is viewed as unlikely following Tomlin’s resignation.
- Rodgers, 42, has not committed to retiring or returning and intends to take time before deciding his future, per ESPN.
- Steelers players praised Rodgers in exit interviews and urged a return, while team president Art Rooney II has said Tomlin’s exit would most likely affect the quarterback’s decision.