Fair or not, Omar Khan has always been viewed as the “cap guy” for the Pittsburgh Steelers throughout his tenured career.
Now, it’s “Pittsburgh Steelers’ General Manager.”
For many, there are concerns that Khan, seemingly not viewed as a true football guy for one odd reason or another, will have a tough transition into his role as GM in charge of building a roster, rather than managing numbers to help the Steelers squeeze every last possible cent out of the salary cap year after year.
Speaking with reporters Friday during his introductory press conference, Khan downplayed those concerns, stating that he’s had a hand in seemingly every facet of the front office throughout his 20+ seasons with the Steelers, and knows that in the end it comes back to one thing and one thing only in the city of Pittsburgh with its professional football team: building a roster capable of winning a Super Bowl year after year.