The 2026 season will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' 94th season in the National Football League (NFL), it will be their 26th year playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium, their fifth under general manager Omar Khan, and their first under new head coach Mike McCarthy.[1] This will be their first season since 2006 without longtime head coach Mike Tomlin, as he stepped down on January 13, 2026, following their defeat in the Wild Card round of the 2025 season the night before.[2] The Steelers will attempt to improve on their 10–7 record of the past three seasons and will attempt to end their seven-game playoff game losing streak dating back to the 2016 season. This season will begin with only the team's fourth head coach in 58 seasons. This is McCarthy's third head coaching job; he was previously the head coach of the Packers from 2006 to 2018 and the Cowboys from 2020 to 2024. The Steelers will also play in the NFL International Series in back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise history. This will be Aaron Rodgers's 22nd and final season in the NFL, as he announced on May 20 he would retire after the season.
Draft
Draft trades
- The Steelers traded a 2027 sixth-round selection and WR George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a third-round selection and a 2027 fifth-round selection.
- The Steelers traded a sixth-round selection to the New England Patriots in exchange for a seventh-round selection and S Kyle Dugger.
Staff
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- Front office
- Owner/president – Art Rooney II
- Vice president – Art Rooney Jr.
- Vice president of player personnel – Dan Rooney Jr.
- General manager – Omar Khan
- Assistant general manager – Andy Weidl
- Director of player scouting – Mark Sadowski
- Director of pro personnel – Max Gruder
- Senior director of college personnel - Tim Gribble
- Director of college scouting – Dan Colbert
- Senior personnel executive – Sheldon White
- Senior personnel assistant - Quentin Harris
- Senior director of football strategy and administration – Cole Marcoux
- Director of player development – Darrel Young
- Football analytics coordinator - Tosin Kazeem
- Head coaches
- Offensive coaches
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- Defensive coaches
- Special teams coaches
- Support staff
- Chief of staff – Steve Scarnecchia
- Strength and conditioning
- Head strength and conditioning – Mark Lovat
- Assistant strength and conditioning – Justus Galac
- Assistant strength and conditioning – Abe Munayer
- Director of performance integration and sports science – Grant Thorne
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Regular season
Schedule
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exceptions of Weeks 7 and 12.[5]
- The date, time and network for Week 16 will be finalized at a later date.[5]
- The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.[5]
References
- Graves, Will (January 27, 2026). "'It just seemed like it was meant to be.' Mike McCarthy comes home to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers". AP News. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- Pryor, Brooke (January 13, 2026). "Tomlin ends 19-year run as Steelers head coach". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- Varley, Teresa (April 27, 2026). "Steelers agree to terms with undrafted free agents". Steelers.com. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- Varley, Teresa (May 11, 2026). "Steelers sign Crippen". Steelers.com. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- "2026 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL. May 14, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
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