# Steelers Captain on McCarthy's Injury

> Steelers captain Cam Heyward says team will give Mike McCarthy hell if he misses halftime meeting.
- Title: Steelers Captain on McCarthy's Injury · EssentiallySports
- Summary: Steelers captain Cam Heyward says team will give Mike McCarthy hell if he misses halftime meeting. Steelers captain Cam Heyward warned Mike McCarthy would…
- Keywords: cam heyward, mike mccarthy, steelers, tampa bay buccaneers, nfl, ankle injury, halftime meeting, lockers room, sports, Captain, McCarthy's, Injury
- Source: EssentiallySports — https://essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-steelers-going-to-give-him-hell-steelers-captain-shares-locker-rooms-reaction-to-mike-mccarthys-injury-after-hc-missed-halftime-meeting-in-steelers-win
- Author: Farheen Fathima
- Published: 2026-10-21T04:04:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cam heyward, mike mccarthy, steelers, tampa bay buccaneers, nfl, ankle injury, halftime meeting, lockers room, sports
## Steelers captain reveals
Steelers captain Cam Heyward says Mike McCarthy avoided ridicule by not being in locker room.
## McCarthy's injury
McCarthy twisted ankle during first half at raymond james stadium with pittsburgh trailing 13-3.
## Lockers room reaction
Heyward says team would give mccarthy hell if he had a boot on foot during halftime meeting.

> If there was a boot on that foot, we were going to give him hell in those moments
## McCarthy's account
McCarthy said foot stepped on and tent was too hot for him to recommend.

> Don’t recommend it. It’s really hot in there. I got my foot stepped on
## Steelers win
Steelers beat tampa bay buccaneers 26-19 in overtime after comeback.
## Key takeaway

Steelers captain Cam Heyward warned Mike McCarthy would face locker room backlash if he missed halftime meeting due to ankle injury.