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Jan 5, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy looks on during the first half against the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nThe Pittsburgh Steelers have “verbally agreed” with Mike McCarthy to become their next head coach, the team announced in a statement Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Once signed, McCarthy, a Pittsburgh native, will become the Steelers’ fourth head coach since 1969.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n He will take over the post previously held by Mike Tomlin, who coached the team from 2007-25 before stepping down earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tomlin followed Super Bowl winner Bill Cowher, who coached from 1992-2006. Cowher came after four-time Super Bowl champion Chuck Noll, who held the job from 1969-91.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n McCarthy, 62, did not coach in the NFL this season after compiling a 49-35 record — with three 12-win seasons — in Dallas from 2020-24. He went 125-77-2 with Green Bay from 2006-18 and led the Packers to victory against the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n McCarthy’s quarterback in Green Bay was Aaron Rodgers, who spent last season in Pittsburgh. Rodgers’ future is unclear, however.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n McCarthy spent four years as an assistant coach in college at Pitt before beginning his NFL coaching career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tomlin stepped down on Jan. 13, one day after the Steelers dropped a 30-6 decision to the Houston Texans in the AFC wild-card game in Pittsburgh. The loss was Tomlin’s seventh straight postseason defeat.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n