{"id":855472,"date":"2026-04-05T17:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855472\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:49:21","slug":"mike-mccarthy-explains-how-he-built-steelers-coaching-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855472\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike McCarthy Explains How He Built Steelers Coaching Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"SteelersPittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy during his introductory press conference on Jan. 27, 2026. — Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

During a one-on-one interview with former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Max Starks<\/a> at the NFL Owners Meetings, Mike McCarthy<\/a> explained the process behind how he built his staff for his first year in Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n

\u201cDiversity is something I\u2019ve always had in the forefront of my mind,\u201d McCarthy told Starks<\/a>, who now works for the team as a color commentator. \u201cWhether it\u2019s player, former player, non-former player, small college guy. I always wanted my staff to have a level of experience that I wanted, like a middle class that can grow to that position. And I always wanted to develop young guys.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always viewed the coaching staff very similar to the locker room. I\u2019ve always looked at that. If you look at the three staffs that I\u2019ve hired in Green Bay, Dallas, and now Pittsburgh, you\u2019ll see the diversity in those staffs.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCarthy<\/a> has assembled a ton of past connections on his staff. There\u2019s a slew of Pittsburgh ties and former members of the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

Some view this as a negative, suggesting that there\u2019s too much nepotism and lack of innovation. McCarthy rejects that notion, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, definitely, we are all loving it,\u201d McCarthy said in an interview with ESPN Wisconsin<\/a> in February. \u201cIt\u2019s just like anything. These are friends for life that I was able to bring aboard, and it means the world to me. Just for them to hear all the old stories, and now to actually see where it happened, has been funny. But no, they are not just great people, they are also great coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SteelersPittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy during his introductory press conference on Jan. 27, 2026. \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n

Like most of the coaches hired by the Steelers this offseason, Brian Angelichio<\/a> has a previous tie to both McCarthy and Pittsburgh. He coached for the Green Bay Packers with McCarthy and\u00a0Aaron Rodgers<\/a>\u00a0from 2016-18. He also coached at Pitt from 2006-10.<\/p>\n

Defensive coordinator Patrick Graham<\/a> also worked with McCarthy for one season in Green Bay in 2018, serving as the linebackers coach and run game coordinator.<\/p>\n

James Campen<\/a>, 61, will be the veteran on the offensive coaching staff. He was already on the coaching staff in Green Bay when McCarthy arrived in 2006, and the two stayed together all the way until McCarthy\u2019s depart in 2018.<\/p>\n

Assistant offensive line coach Jahri Evans<\/a> played for McCarthy in his final NFL season in 2017 with the Packers.<\/p>\n

Assistant head coach\/secondary coach Joe Whitt Jr. was on McCarthy\u2018s staff for 11 years in Green Bay (2008-18). Defensive pass game coordinator\/defensive backs coach Jason Simmons got his coaching start for McCarthy\u2019s Packers from 2011-19.<\/p>\n

A New Castle, Pa., native, inside linebackers coach Scott McCurley<\/a> has been coaching in the NFL since 2006. All but one of those seasons were under McCarthy. He stayed with him in Green Bay for 13 years and then moved to Dallas for four more.<\/p>\n

McCurley<\/a> and quarterbacks coach Tom Arth are the two holdovers from Mike Tomlin\u2019s staff. Arth played under McCarthy in Green Bay briefly in 2006. <\/p>\n

Former Pitt and IUP coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr.<\/a> was McCarthy\u2019s quarterbacks coach in Green Bay in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to build something new but still have the lessons that we learned, particularly with our team in Green Bay,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n

Running backs coach Ramon Chinyoung<\/a>, wide receiver coach Adam Henry<\/a> and defensive line coach Domata Peko<\/a> worked with McCarthy in Dallas. <\/p>\n

When it comes to position coaches, only tight ends coach Robert Kugler<\/a> and outside linebackers coach C.J. Ah You<\/a> don\u2019t have a past history with McCarthy. <\/p>\n

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