{"id":696030,"date":"2026-01-22T10:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/696030\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:04:29","slug":"steelers-complete-second-head-coaching-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/696030\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Complete Second Head Coaching Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/steelers-news\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NFL-Washington-Commanders-at-Dallas-Cowboys-25120777.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers Mike McCarthy\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/steelers\/status\/2014103866069983694?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\">announced<\/a> on Wednesday night that they\u2019d completed their in-person interview with former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, a Pittsburgh native.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Flores was the team\u2019s other in-person interview, which was conducted on Tuesday, as team president Art Rooney II and general manager Omar Khan <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/pittsburgh-steelers-head-coaching-search-big-board\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">continue their search<\/a> for Mike Tomlin\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy has a 174-112-2 record across 18 seasons as an NFL head coach. He beat Tomlin and the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, the crest of his sideline odyssey.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers have also had virtual interviews with Chris Shula, Nate Scheelhaase, Jesse Minter, Anthony Weaver, Ejiro Evero and Klay Kubiak. Minter seems to have a strong mutual interest with the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10-6-2024-Steelers-v-Cowboys-16962-scaled-e1746600387216.jpg\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers Dallas Cowboys Mike Tomlin Mike McCarthy\" class=\"wp-image-86577\"  \/>Pittsburgh Steelers head Coach Mike Tomlin and Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy after a game on Oct. 6, 2024. \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n<p>If the Steelers and McCarthy unite, it could mean another season with Aaron Rodgers behind center. Rodgers has yet to decide what his future holds, as retirement is also in the question for the four-time Associated Press NFL MVP and future Pro Football Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember talking to Aaron Rodgers in the locker room toward the end of his tenure with the #Jets. Mentioned \u201cwherever Mike McCarthy ends up\u201d as a potential landing spot. Sure sounds like McCarthy is headed to the #Steelers. Wonder if that gets Rodgers back for another year,\u201d SNY\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/are-aaron-rdogers-future-steelers-coaching-search-connected\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Hughes wrote<\/a> earlier this week on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers, 42, passed for 3,322 yards, 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions this past season. Even without a cemented No. 2 wideout, he helped the Steelers\u2019 attack to respectability.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned In This Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/brian-flores\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Flores<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/mike-mccarthy\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Mike McCarthy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/mike-tomlin\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Tomlin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/steelers\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steelers News Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Steelers announced on Wednesday night that they\u2019d completed their in-person interview with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696031,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2055],"tags":[6696,7,7866,1255,6,520,57,2360,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-696030","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-brian-flores","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-mike-mccarthy","11":"tag-mike-tomlin","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-pittsburgh","14":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","15":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","16":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115938190328749518","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}