The Steelers’ hiring of Mike McCarthy as head coach Saturday is reportedly not supposed to persuade quarterback Aaron Rodgers to play for Pittsburgh for another season, in accordance to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
McCarthy is a Pittsburgh-area native and is the franchise’s fourth head coach since 1969. At 62, McCarthy is the oldest head coach in Steelers historical past.
McCarthy coached Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers from 2006 to 2018. The pair went 108-62-1 collectively and received a Super Bowl over the Steelers in 2011. Rodgers additionally received two MVPs below McCarthy’s management.
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Rodgers, 42, has not but introduced his plans for subsequent season, as his contract expired on the finish of final season. While undecided on his future, the Steelers are reportedly open to bringing him back. While McCarthy’s hiring wasn’t supposed to immediately lure Rodgers back, it reportedly will not damage his possibilities of returning, ESPN reported.
Rodgers was rejuvenated this previous season with the Steelers. After a three-year postseason drought, Rodgers threw for 3,322 yards, 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions whereas battling a wrist harm late within the season. He led the Steelers to their first AFC North title because the 2020 season.
Rodgers was vocal about how a lot he loved his time in Pittsburgh and enjoying for former head coach Mike Tomlin. After the Steelers’ wild-card loss to the Houston Texans, Tomlin surprisingly stepped down as head coach after 19 seasons.
Steelers proprietor Art Rooney II advised reporters that he was trying to compete fairly than rebuild. McCarthy sat out final season after spending his earlier 5 years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. McCarthy went 49-35 and 1-3 within the playoffs with the Cowboys.