According to multiple media reporters, the Pittsburgh Steelers are set to name Mike McCarthy as their next head coach. Associated Press file photo

For the first time in generations, the Pittsburgh Steelers will not be plucking a relative unknown candidate to be their next head coach.

Instead, the franchise known for coaching stability is set to hire Mike McCarthy, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because a deal had not been finalized.

The 62-year-old hails from the Pittsburgh region — McCarthy grew up in the Greenfield neighborhood, just a couple of miles away from the Steelers’ practice facility on the city's South Side — and has previously served as head coach of the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys.

He led the Packers to the title in Super Bowl 45 after the 2010 season with future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

McCarthy will replace Mike Tomlin, who stepped down after 19 seasons. McCarthy will be the second oldest head coach in the NFL behind Kansas City’s Andy Reid.

In Tomlin’s nearly two-decade tenure with the Steelers, he garnered 193 regular season victories, tying Chuck Noll for the most by a Steelers’ coach in franchise history; led the team to a Super Bowl and never had a losing season. However, Pittsburgh has lost its last six post-season appearances.

McCarthy is 174-112-2 in his 18 years as head coach. His last stop was in Dallas, where he was fired after going 7-10 in the 2024 season.

The previous three Steelers head coaching hires since 1969 — Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher and Tomlin — were all in their mid-30s.

In the organization’s head coach search, the Steelers interviewed nearly a dozen candidates with a wide range of experience and skill sets.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.