The Pittsburgh Steelers played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Florida in Week 7. The Buccaneers took a 13-3 lead into halftime, but the real concern for the Steelers was the health of key personnel. Specifically, head coach Mike McCarthy who suffered an ankle injury just before halftime.
McCarthy was on his way to chat with CBS’s sideline reporter AJ Ross when he turned his ankle. McCarthy was spotted limping and had to slow down to the point where he got some help walking. McCarthy then headed to the blue medical tent. According to the broadcast he spent the entire halftime in the blue tent receiving medical attention instead of addressing his team in the locker room.
Here’s video of McCarthy heading into and leaving the blue tent.
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McCarthy will continue to coach through the pain in the second half.
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