Steelers close on deal to make Mike McCarthy coach of his hometown team, AP source says

PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy is coming home. The Steelers intend to hire McCarthy, who is from Pittsburgh, to replace Mike Tomlin as head coach, a person familiar with the deal told the The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because a deal had not been finalized. The potential agreement was first reported by ESPN. McCarthy grew up in the Greenfield neighborhood, just a couple of miles away from the team’s practice facility on the city’s South Side. The 62-year-old McCarthy is 185–123–2 (playoffs included) across 18 seasons, 13 with Green Bay — which beat the Steelers...