Khan is new general manager of Steelers

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Steelers have named Omar Khan as their next general manager, the team announced Wednesday.

He signed a four-year contract, the team said. The Steelers will formally introduce him at a news conference Friday at 10 am ET.

After interviewing more than a dozen candidates for the general manager job, the Steelers selected Khan, who has been with the organization for more than two decades. He started with the Steelers as coordinator of football operations 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 that role, he was responsible for managing the Steelers’ salary cap.

We have named Omar Khan as our General Manager.

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 25, 2022

“I am pleased to announce Omar Khan as our next General Manager,” Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement. “Omar has been an integral part of our Football Operations Department during his 21 years with the team, and that experience will serve him well in his new role.”

Khan was considered one of the favorites during the exhaustive search, which also included interviews with Brandon Hunt, the Steelers’ director of pro scouting. Outgoing general manager Kevin Colbert announced he would step down after the 2021 season, but left open the possibility of staying on as an adviser after more than two decades with the Steelers.

“I am extremely excited about this opportunity to be the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers,” Khan said in a statement. “I would like to thank Art Rooney II, Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert for their support throughout this process. I am ready for this challenge and grateful to continue the success we have had in the field during my first 21 years. I look forward to I look forward to rounding out our football operations staff and working tirelessly to build another championship football team for the Steelers Nation and our community.”

Meanwhile, the Steelers have also hired Philadelphia Eagles vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl as their assistant general manager, a source told ESPN’s Tim McManus, confirming a report by NFL reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala.