What Does History Say About Mike McCarthy’s Third Act?

Mike McCarthy Steelers Pelissero historyMike McCarthy’s coaching career will now enter a third act. In the NFL, many head coaches get a second chance. Few receive a third. A year out of football, McCarthy has been given the opportunity with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Discounting interim head coaches, McCarthy becomes the 15th coach to ever have a head coaching job on three separate occasions. How did the first 13 fare?

History is just that. It can’t perfectly predict the future. But it’s a question worth investigating. Is the third time the charm? Or does it just lead to diminishing returns? Let’s study it.

Thanks to ESPN for recently doing the legwork of charting the prior 14. Using their list,…