![]() ![]() (And it could enable the Bears to promote Champ Kelly to a more senior personnel role.) Not a scout but a terrific executive – and smart cap manager – who knows how to build a scouting department. More I read about Omar Khan, the more I hope he gets this GM job. While Colbert may have been the principal architect of the rosters that took the Steelers to these heights over the last two decades, Khan is widely regarded as an instrumental piece of their success, a salary cap wizard who knows how to make the right hires to keep Pittsburgh’s arrow pointing up. The Steelers have won two Super Bowls (XL, XLIII), made three Super Bowl Appearances, played in six AFC Championship games, made the playoffs 14 times, and have only had one losing season (6-10 in 2003) during Khan’s time in Pittsburgh. Since Pittsburgh hired Khan in 2001, he has helped long-time GM Kevin Colbert craft a team that wins year-in and year-out. Khan has spent nearly half of his life and almost his entire adult life working in the front office of the Steelers. Hiring a top executive from that franchise seems like an instant turn into the right direction for this franchise struggling to live up to its storied name after decades of dysfunctional futility has become the unfortunate norm in Chicago. Another legacy family in the NFL that owns a charter franchise, with the only difference being the Steelers have been perpetually successful, and the Bears, well, they have not. The Bears have long desired to be like the Rooney Family in Pittsburgh. Khan checks a massive box for the Bears by being a tenured executive with the Steelers. ![]() Less than 48 hours after showing Pace the door, the Bears requested permission to interview Pittsburgh Vice President of Football and Business Operations, Omar Khan. Khan is yet to interview with the Bears, but with GM interviews now expected to stretch into next week, that’s probably when we’ll see word from the Bears that they’ve completed their interview with the long-time Steelers executive. ![]() Aside from the Patriots, there isn’t another organization in football that you look at and immediately say, “I want to be like them!” except the Pittsburgh Steelers. Khan has spent 21 years with the Steelers and helped build two Super Bowl Championship teams in Pittsburgh over the last two decades. New Orleans Saints Football Operations (1997-2001).Pittsburgh Steelers Director of Football Administration (2011-16), Football Administration Coordinator (2001-11).Omar Khan, Pittsburgh Steelers Vice President of Football & Business Administration (2016-present) Relevant Experience Previous General Manager Candidates: Glenn Cook, Jeff Ireland, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, Ran Carthon, Joe Schoen ( hired by NYG on 1/21), Eliot Wolf Name, Current Team, and Position Previous Head Coach Candidates: Doug Pederson, Nathaniel Hackett, Brian Daboll, Brian Flores, Matt Eberflus, Dan Quinn Over the following days, weeks, or however long it takes, we’ll be diving into the top available candidates, including their history, what they offer schematically, how they fit culturally, where they can take this team, and more. And with Super Bowl-winning Hall of Fame executive Bill Polian lending a helping hand, the Bears are in a position to make some impact hirings. The team currently holds two second-round and two seventh-round selections all of which hold value for a team rebuilding after the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger.Despite this team’s issues, the head coach and general manager vacancies are highly sought-after. Does this mean the Steelers would consider packaging picks to go up and get a player the covet? The Steelers currently have seven picks in the draft but none in the fifth or sixth round. Khan also mentioned that having three picks in the top 50 means there will be some opportunities for a trade. I’m feeling really good about where we’re at.” That’s going to continue and then our meetings are coming up with the coaches in a couple of weeks and I’m fired up. “You know, we had meetings in February, and we’ve been and we’re going to go through the pro days, the last couple of weeks. Khan spoke at the annual league meeting this week and talked about his first full year as GM heading into the 2023 NFL draft. Last year Khan took over the team after the draft so he is finally getting an opportunity to run the show from start to finish. Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan is less than a month from running his first NFL draft for the Steelers. ![]()
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