With the “Colbert” surname, you might think Kevin Colbert took son Dan Colbert under his wing to show him the ropes of how to be an NFL scout. While his father certainly help, Dan gives primary mentor credit to someone else who was in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ organization. Legendary scout Bill Nunn.
In the most recent episode of The Standard, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ ongoing miniseries, Colbert, now the Team’s Director of College Scouting, described his football upbringing
“[Kevin] had an influence on me but some of the other guys had more influence molding me,” Colbert explained.