Omar Khan

Khan has worked for Pittsburgh since 2001, most recently serving as the team's vice president of football and business administration. “I am pleased to announce ...

“I am extremely excited for this opportunity to be the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers,” Khan said in a statement. “I am pleased to announce Omar Khan as our next General Manager,” team president Art Rooney II said in a statement. I am ready for this challenge and grateful to continue the success we have had on the field during my first 21 years.

The Steelers spent most of the 2022 NFL offseason searching for a successor to general manager Kevin Colbert, and have opted for an in-house replacement.

Khan had numerous opportunities to go somewhere else during his 21 years with the team but stayed loyal to Rooney. That goes a long way in the Steelers' organization. Khan, 45, is a long-time member of the Steelers' front office who has been with the team since 2001. Pittsburgh has promoted Omar Khan to replace the 65-year-old Colbert, who is retiring after 22 seasons with the team and 12 as its general manager.

Khan, 44, has been with the Steelers since 2001 after breaking into the NFL with the Saints in 1997. He initially served as Pittsburgh's football administration ...

Khan will follow in the footsteps of a legend in Colbert, who helped build rosters that won two Super Bowls, three AFC championships, and 10 division titles. He initially served as Pittsburgh's football administration coordinator before he was elected to director of football administration in 2011. Khan was one of six candidates the Steelers hosted for second interviews.

Steelers Vice President of Football & Business Administration Omar Khan (left), General Manager Kevin Colbert and President Art Rooney II after practice at ...

He previously spent two years as a player personnel assistant with the Saints. In that role, he aided in scouting, contract negotiations, government affairs and football administration. Colbert is expected to remain with the Steelers in a reduced capacity. He was a football operations coaching assistant in 2000, working with the Saints offensive coordinator in day-to-day operations of the offense. “I am ready for this challenge and grateful to continue the success we have had on the field during my first 21 years,” Khan said in a statement. The Steelers are expected to hire Mt. Lebanon native Andy Weidl, a Philadelphia Eagles executive, as assistant general manager. Khan received his first promotion with the Steelers in 2011 when he was named director of football administration.

The Pittsburgh Steelers officially announced the promotion of Omar Khan to from vice president to general manager on Wednesday.

“I am extremely excited for this opportunity to be the general manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers,” said Khan. “I would like to thank Art Rooney II, Mike Tomlin, and Kevin Colbert for their support throughout this process. I am ready for this challenge and grateful to continue the success we have had on the field during my first 21 years. “I am pleased to announce Omar Khan as our next general manager,” Rooney said in a press release.

Khan, who has been with the organization for 21 years, had served as Pittsburgh's vice president of football and business administration.

In January, he interviewed for the Raiders' general manager opening, which went to Dave Ziegler. Khan, who has been with the organization for 21 years, had been Pittsburgh’s vice president of football and business administration. “I am ready for this challenge and grateful to continue the success we have had on the field during my first 21 years," Khan said.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are making an in-house hire for their new GM, promoting longtime exec Omar Khan.

National Football League National Football League Khan enters his new position with extensive knowledge of contractual dealings and salary limitations, after managing the Steelers' salary cap for more than a decade.