Overview
- Pittsburgh announced an agreement on Saturday with McCarthy, the Super Bowl–winning former coach of the Packers and Cowboys.
- Former Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell criticized the move on X, predicting a 4-13 season under McCarthy.
- Skip Bayless dismissed a potential McCarthy–Aaron Rodgers reunion as a bad idea, saying the pairing would not work.
- Rodgers' plans are uncertain, with prior remarks suggesting 2025 could be his final season and reports of an emotional postgame after the Wild Card loss.
- McCarthy arrives with a 174-112-2 head-coaching record that includes a championship and recent losing seasons in 2018 and 2024.