It was a "throwaway" suggestion by QB Aaron Rodgers to Packers GM Omar Khan that paved the way for Mike McCarthy's arrival. A major transition in leadership took place for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the offseason, as Mike McCarthy was hired as only the fourth head coach the franchise has had since 1969. “I just left him with one thing that I thought was kind of a throwaway,” Rodgers said via The Athletic. “I said, ‘I don’t think it would hurt anything to just interview Mike McCarthy. While with the Packers, Rodgers and McCarthy brought the franchise to the mountaintop by winning Super Bowl XLV, defeating the Steelers by a 31-25 final score in Arlington, TX.