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“Going to Give Him Hell”: Steelers Captain Shares Locker Room’s Reaction to Mike McCarthy’s Injury After HC Missed Halftime Meeting in Steelers’ Win

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy spent all of halftime in a medical tent on Sunday, and his players noticed. Defensive tackle and team captain Cam Heyward revealed how the locker room felt about it, saying McCarthy only avoided a…

By Farheen Fathima · Essentially Sports

Published: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 4:04 AM

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Cam Heyward stated players were ready to mock Mike McCarthy if he wore a walking boot following his foot injury.
McCarthy missed the halftime team meeting while receiving treatment in the blue medical tent after getting his foot stepped on.
Assistant head coach Joe Whitt Jr. addressed the team during halftime in McCarthy's absence.

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Pittsburgh Steelers captain Cam Heyward revealed that players were ready to tease head coach Mike McCarthy after he missed halftime in the medical tent. McCarthy injured his foot just before halftime during Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, leaving assistant coach Joe Whitt Jr. to address the locker room.

The Steelers went on to win 26-19 in overtime following a 6-yard game-winning touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Germie Bernard. Heyward noted that McCarthy avoided locker room ridicule by arriving to team meetings the next day without a walking boot.

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