While the Pittsburgh Steelers may contemplate their next GM, the heir to Kevin Colbert, it’s possible their internal list of options could get shorter during the offseason. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer put together his yearly future NFL General Manager list and it includes one member of the Steelers’ front office. That man is Omar Khan, Steelers’ VP of football and business adminsitration. Better known as the team’s “cap guy.”
Here’s what Breer writes in the mention of Khan.
“Earlier in his career, Khan was earmarked as Bill Cowher’s GM whenever Bill Cowher returned. Cowher never came back (maybe he will someday), but in the meantime Khan’s influence in the Steelers organization grew.