Packers coach Mike McCarthy's brother dies at 47

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy's brother, Joe, passed away Wednesday, KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh reported.

According to KDKA, Joe McCarthy, 47, died Wednesday after collapsing at a Pittsburgh-area gym. A medical examiner said he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead Wednesday morning. Joe McCarthy is a former Pennsylvania state Deputy Attorney General.

Mike McCarthy and his assistant coaches were scheduled to meet with reporters Wednesday in Green Bay, but the news conferences were postponed indefinitely.

Packers officials neither confirmed nor denied the report.

Ryan Wood writes for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, a Gannett affiliate.