McCarthy tabs Graham as Steelers’ DC
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 31, 2026
With Mike McCarthy having taken ownership of the offense and calling the plays for it, his most impactful hire for the Pittsburgh Steelers coaching staff was going to come on defense. McCarthy and the...
NFL, Sports
January 31, 2026
Rumors of Seahawks sale swirl as Super Bowl looms SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks will go up for sale after the team’s appearance in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, ESPN reported Friday night. Citing un...
McCarthy’s coaching staff starting to take shape
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 31, 2026
Forget the ink drying — Mike McCarthy hadn’t even signed the official contract before he already began assembling the staff under him as new Pittsburgh Steelers head coach. “The last 72 hours have bee...
Bills’ Allen coming to grips with head coaching change
NFL, Sports
January 31, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The tears have long dried, though the pangs of regret remain for Josh Allen, who’s still coming to grips over what’s transpired in the 12 days since the Buffalo Bills were el...
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 31, 2026
The Steelers’ new head coach said, “I hope he’s coming back.” Mike McCarthy has spoken with Aaron Rodgers “a number of times” since becoming the Pittsburgh Steelers coach but said those conversations ...
Browns hire Todd Monken as new head coach
NFL, Sports
January 30, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have hired one of their former coordinators to be the team’s head coach. However, it is not the one some people expected. The Browns hired Todd Monken on Wednesda...
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 30, 2026
Bill Belichick won six Lombardi Trophies as a head coach with the Patriots, two as an assistant with the Giants and has more Super Bowl rings than anyone in NFL history. Yet somehow he’s not a first-b...
NFL, Sports
January 30, 2026
Cunningham hired as Falcons’ GM ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons added the final piece to their new leadership team on Thursday night by hiring Ian Cunningham as general manager. The decision came a...
Offensive McCarthy emphasizes defense for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 30, 2026
For the better part of a quarter century, Mike McCarthy fostered a reputation as one of the NFL’s foremost offensive minds. The production speaks for itself. Over McCarthy’s 18 seasons as a head coach...
Kraft says Belichick deserves to be first-ballot Hall of Famer
NFL, Sports
January 30, 2026
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Count New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft among those shocked that Bill Belichick reportedly will not be selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year o...
Roethlisberger a fan of McCarthy hire for Steelers
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 29, 2026
Big Ben is a big fan of the Mike McCarthy hire. Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Wednesday weighed in on the choice of McCarthy to serve as the franchise’s 17th coach. “I...
McCarthy ‘excited’ about quarterback Will Howard
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 29, 2026
The quarterback Mike Mc-Carthy probably praised most Tuesday wasn’t the four-time league MVP that won a Super Bowl with him in Green Bay. Instead, it was Will Howard, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ sixthrou...
McCarthy’s staff could change the sentiment
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SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
January 28, 2026
Mike McCarthy might be “one of us” as a Pittsburgh guy. But even with the press conference that introduced him as the new coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he is not exactly being greeted with open ar...
‘It just seemed like it was meant to be’
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
Mike McCarthy formally introduced as Steelers head coach
January 28, 2026
The former Green Bay and Dallas coach said he’d love for Aaron Rodgers to return next season. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tears started early for Mike McCarthy. Really early. Considering the setting, it was...
McCarthy reveals plans for offensive, defensive schemes
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 28, 2026
The Steelers new head coach revealed he will call the offense on gamedays. Playcalling won’t be a job requirement for whomever Mike McCarthy hires as offensive coordinator. As the Pittsburgh Steelers’...
Payton’s gamble: The decision that derailed the Broncos
NFL, Sports
January 28, 2026
DENVER (AP) — With a blizzard bearing down on Empower Field at Mile High, coach Sean Payton went for the jugular instead of the points, short-circuiting the Denver Broncos’ drive to Super Bowl 60. “Th...
Rodgers, McCarthy share complex relationship
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive 
January 27, 2026
Fifteen years after Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl together, the quarterback and coach could reunite in Pittsburgh. Their reunion became an option once the Steelers decided Saturday ...
Darnold a win from elusive Super Bowl win for 2018 class
NFL, Sports
By By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer 
January 27, 2026
Sam Darnold will be starting in the Super Bowl before Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and the rest of the NFL’s Class of 2018 quarterbacks. It took Darnold five teams and eight seasons to get here. Darnold ...
NFL, Sports
January 27, 2026
McDaniel officially joins Chargers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike McDaniel has agreed to become the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive coordinator. The Chargers announced the hiring Monday of Mc-Daniel, who spe...
QB-development skills led Steelers to McCarthy
NFL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By CHRIS ADAMSKI TribLive 
January 27, 2026
As the Pittsburgh Steelers’ search for a worthy successor to Ben Roethlisberger approaches its second half-decade, Art Rooney II acknowledged that the team’s choice of its next head coach was highly i...