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The Steelers have hired Eagles player vice president Andy Weidl as deputy general manager, reports Aditi Kinkhabwala.
Kinkhabwala adds that “signs indicate that the Steelers’ longtime executive, Omar Khan, is emerging” as the new CEO to replace Kevin Colbert.
Pittsburgh native Weidl was one of six candidates to have two interviews for GM’s job. Kahn, the Steelers’ director of professional exploration, Brandon Hunt, the Titans’ vice president of staffing, Ryan Cowden, the Buccaneers’ vice president of staffing, John Spytek, and former Bills general manager Doug Whaley, also they interviewed twice.
Weidl began his NFL career with the Steelers as a team player assistant from 1998 to 1999. He worked for the Saints and the Ravens before joining the Eagles in 2016.
Colbert announced on January 28 that he would retire after the draft. Colbert has been with the Steelers for 22 seasons and took over as general manager in 2010 after a decade as director of football operations.