Newly hired Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan recently went on the Jed Hughes Podcast to talk about his new role. Hughes asked Khan about players in the NFL leveraging their contract situation to get a big extension or to get traded, mentioning Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and Tom Brady as players who have successfully done so. Khan was asked how he felt those instances were affecting the NFL.
“I think you just have to create an environment where guys, number one, don’t want to leave, and some of that comes with some of the amenities you’re providing them.