FIELD. DARIO MELENDEZ WISN 12 SPORTS. >> THANKS DARIO UP IN GREEN BAY FANS GATHERING FOR A CELEBRATION OF LIFE, IN MEMORY OF BOB HARLAN, HIS SON AND NATIONAL BROADCASTER KEVIN HARLAN. TALKING WITH SOME GREEN AND GOLD GREATS AND ALSO DOING A BIT OF REPORTING. STEPHANIE SUTTON HAS MORE IN TITLETOWN. >> AMONG THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. >> AT BOB HARLAN’S CELEBRATION OF LIFE WAS FORMER PACKERS HEAD COACH MIKE MCCARTHY, WHO SHARED STORIES ABOUT HIS FORMER BOSS. BUT THE CURRENT STEELERS HEAD COACH WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT QUARTERBACK AARON RODGERS AND HIS FUTURE IN PITTSBURGH. >> WOULDN’T THAT BE AN INTERESTING STORY IF THAT HAPPENED IN PITTSBURGH? >> YES, IT’D BE A GREAT STORY. I DON’T KNOW, AND I WOULD LOVE TO TELL EVERYBODY. >> RIGHT HERE. >> THIS BREAKING NEWS. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S, IT’S REALLY COOL TO, TO, TO SEE AARON AT 42, YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, A YOUNG MAN AT 22 AND WHAT HE’S BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. AND YOU KNOW, WHERE HE’S AT IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE AND, AND TRYING TO MAKE THIS DECISION. SO HE’S IN A REALLY GOOD PLACE. BUT I, I THINK HE’S IN A REALLY GOOD PLACE. SO. >> SO NO ANSWER WITH AARON RODGERS FUTURE WITH THE STEELERS JUST YET, WHICH IS A FAMILIAR SITUATION FOR PACKE
At Lambeau, McCarthy addresses Rodgers’ Steelers future
McCarthy weighs in on Rodgers’ future with the Steelers at Celebration of Life for Bob Harlan
Updated: 10:50 PM CDT Mar 23, 2026
Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy offered no definitive answer Monday on whether Aaron Rodgers will return to Pittsburgh, but he made clear the possibility of a reunion would make for a compelling next chapter.Speaking on stage with broadcaster Kevin Harlan during Bob Harlan’s celebration of life at Lambeau Field, McCarthy said, “Yes. It’d be a great story. I don’t know. And I would love to tell everybody there’s some breaking news,” as speculation continues around Rodgers’ future with the Steelers. Rodgers signed a one-year deal with Pittsburgh in June 2025, and McCarthy was hired as the Steelers’ head coach in January 2026. Rodgers, now 42, helped lead Pittsburgh to the AFC North title and a playoff berth last season. He threw for 3,322 yards with 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 16 regular-season games, then struggled in a 30-6 wild-card loss to Houston, completing 17 of 33 passes for 146 yards with an interception as the Steelers’ season ended. McCarthy added, “but, you know, you know, it’s it’s it’s really cool to see Aaron at 42. You see, a young man at 22 and all that he’s been able to accomplish and you know, where he’s at in his personal life and, and trying to make this decision.” The two spent 13 seasons together in Green Bay, where McCarthy went 125-77-2 in the regular season and 10-8 in the playoffs, winning Super Bowl XLV. Rodgers became one of the league’s top quarterbacks in that span, throwing for more than 42,000 yards and 338 touchdowns for the Packers and McCarthy from 2008-18 while earning two MVP trophies during that span. McCarthy closed by saying, “So, he’s in a really good place. But… I think he’s in a really good place.”
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Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy offered no definitive answer Monday on whether Aaron Rodgers will return to Pittsburgh, but he made clear the possibility of a reunion would make for a compelling next chapter.
Speaking on stage with broadcaster Kevin Harlan during Bob Harlan’s celebration of life at Lambeau Field, McCarthy said, “Yes. It’d be a great story. I don’t know. And I would love to tell everybody there’s some breaking news,” as speculation continues around Rodgers’ future with the Steelers. Rodgers signed a one-year deal with Pittsburgh in June 2025, and McCarthy was hired as the Steelers’ head coach in January 2026.
Rodgers, now 42, helped lead Pittsburgh to the AFC North title and a playoff berth last season. He threw for 3,322 yards with 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 16 regular-season games, then struggled in a 30-6 wild-card loss to Houston, completing 17 of 33 passes for 146 yards with an interception as the Steelers’ season ended.
McCarthy added, “but, you know, you know, it’s it’s it’s really cool to see Aaron at 42. You see, a young man at 22 and all that he’s been able to accomplish and you know, where he’s at in his personal life and, and trying to make this decision.”
The two spent 13 seasons together in Green Bay, where McCarthy went 125-77-2 in the regular season and 10-8 in the playoffs, winning Super Bowl XLV. Rodgers became one of the league’s top quarterbacks in that span, throwing for more than 42,000 yards and 338 touchdowns for the Packers and McCarthy from 2008-18 while earning two MVP trophies during that span.
McCarthy closed by saying, “So, he’s in a really good place. But… I think he’s in a really good place.”