{"id":324761,"date":"2026-11-10T11:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/324761\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:10:18","slug":"hands-off-mike-mccarthy-letting-omar-khan-cook-at-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/324761\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands Off: Mike McCarthy Letting Omar Khan Cook at Trade Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steelers News<\/a>\u2022Steelers Opponents<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy at training camp on Aug. 8, 2026. — Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

PITTSBURGH \u2014 The Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves squarely in the postseason discussion as they near a primetime matchup on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Mike McCarthy<\/a>\u2018s team isn\u2019t the only one trying to position itself, with other contenders dealing to add impact players before Tuesday\u2019s trade deadline. Asked Monday if seeing others inject more talent into their teams \u2014 such as the Jacksonville Jaguars acquiring safety Jessie Bates earlier in the morning and defensive tackle Jordan Davis later in the evening \u2014 prompts some urgency to do the same, the first-year Steelers head coach placed his trust in the team\u2019s front office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spent a decade in my life as a head coach, and I didn\u2019t even know when the hell the trade deadline was,\u201d McCarthy said during his weekly press conference at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. \u201cI just knew it was somewhere around the middle of the season, but it\u2019s part of it. It\u2019s different, I get it, everybody wants to improve the roster, and, hey, I have great confidence in Omar (Khan) and Art (Rooney II that) if there\u2019s something there, we\u2019ll do the right thing. But I think it\u2019s very important for me as the head coach to keep my eye on the target. That\u2019s the 68-plus that are in the building.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we had someone that\u2019s gonna help us win, I think everybody would be for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy points at tight end Pat Freiermuth during a game against the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 1, 2026. \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n

McCarthy added that he hasn\u2019t been involved in any discussions regarding trades as the Steelers get ready for the AFC North clash.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally, we came back to work yesterday morning, the coaching staff, we\u2019ve been involved in the game plan meetings,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cWe just cleaned up some self-scout stuff yesterday, and they\u2019re just conversations. \u2026 We\u2019ve just really been working on Cincinnati. I know Omar and his staff are doing their due diligence and so forth, but I haven\u2019t really spent a lot of time down there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alan Saunders provided reporting from Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

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