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Steelers Hire McCarthy as Head Coach

Mike McCarthy returns to his hometown as Steelers head coach, retaining key assistants to ensure continuity in the team’s leadership and strategy.

  • Mike McCarthy, Greenfield native and new Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, returned to Pittsburgh while the club retained Tom Arth, Gerald Alexander and Scott McCurley.
  • McCarthy's local history shows he has supported Saint Rosalia and Greenfield baseball, and neighbors highlight his leadership and community involvement as a source of hometown pride.
  • Scott McCurley climbed the coaching ladder from quality-control roles to inside linebackers coach and worked with Mike McCarthy in Dallas in 2020, while Tom Arth and Gerald Alexander bring college and NFL experience.
  • For Greenfield youth, neighbors and community leaders view Mike McCarthy's return as a boost for the Pittsburgh Steelers and call it 'great for Greenfield,' inspiring local kids.
  • When word spread that McCarthy would be the Steelers' head coach, the Greenfield neighborhood celebrated, describing the mood as `like a holiday` Saturday and sending congratulations directly to him.
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Bedford Gazette broke the news in on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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