Mike McCarthy will name weekly captains for the Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy announced on Monday that the team will not appoint permanent captains for the 2026 season. Instead, team leadership designations will occur on a week-to-week basis throughout the schedule. This decision marks a departure from the practices of former head coach Mike Tomlin, who utilized season-long captains. During the 2025 campaign, the Steelers maintained four permanent captains including Aaron Rodgers, Cameron Heyward, T.J. Watt, and Miles Killebrew. McCarthy previously employed this weekly rotating captain system during his tenures leading the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. The change signifies a shift in organizational approach as the team transitions to new leadership.

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