The Pittsburgh Steelers do not plan to appoint season-long team captains under head coach Mike McCarthy, according to Yahoo Sports reports. McCarthy unveils a change to the team’s approach during a press conference on Monday.
The outlets describe this as part of the NFL’s annual “captain season,” when many franchises name captains for the full year. However, the Steelers’ method differs in that it does not include standard, season-long captains. While the reports focus on the absence of full-season captains, they also point to McCarthy introducing a “new way” of naming captains rather than retaining the prior structure.
The coverage is brief on specific mechanics, but it consistently frames the move as a deliberate coaching-led shift away from traditional season-long captain assignments. Other outlets’ standard practices during captain season are contrasted implicitly by noting that most teams announce full-season captains.
Overall, the Steelers are implementing a revised captain selection approach beginning under McCarthy’s leadership, and the team is not using the conventional season-long captain model.
