PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to appoint Omar Khan as their next general manager, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
After interviewing more than a dozen candidates for the position of general manager, the Steelers selected Khan, who has been in the organization for more than two decades. He started with the Steelers as a football operations coordinator in 2001 and was promoted to director of football administration in 2011. He spent the last six seasons as vice president of football and business administration. In this role, he was responsible for managing the Steelers’ salary cap.
Khan was considered a favorite during the exhaustive search which also included interviews with Brandon Hunt, the Steelers ’professional Scouting Director. Outgoing CEO Kevin Colbert has announced he will step down after the 2021 season, but has left open the possibility of remaining in an advisory role after more than two decades with the Steelers.
Meanwhile, the Steelers have also hired Eagles player vice president Andy Weidl as deputy general manager, a source told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, confirming a report by NFL reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala.