That the Pittsburgh Steelers elevated one of their own in-house front office executives to the role of general manager is hardly surprising. That they created the position of assistant general manager is, somewhat, as it’s a role they have never had before.
According to Aditi Kinkhabwala, however, the Steelers never considered pairing their in-house candidates, Omar Khan (vice president of football and business administration, who got the job), and Brandon Hunt (pro scouting coordinator, who has left the organization for the Eagles).
During a radio interview from Wednesday the 25th which, yes, I’m just listening to now, she said on The Fan Morning Show with Colin Dunlap and Chris Mack that, contrary to what the hosts had heard, she had been told that there were never even any efforts made to retain Hunt, and that what she had been hearing, which was confirmed days later, was that Dan Colbert would be the internal promotion.