Omar Khan Explains Why He Hired Andy Weidl As Assistant GM

For the first time in 22 years, the Pittsburgh Steelers hired a new general manager. For the first time in franchise history, they hired an assistant general manager. Omar Khan replaced Kevin Colbert this summer, a predictable and expected move, an internal passing of the torch. But the team went outside the organization to hire Khan’s right-hand man, bringing in Andy Weidl over from the Philadelphia Eagles and naming him the team’s first assistant general manager. On a recent episode of The Standard, the Steelers’ web series, Khan spoke to why he decided to hire Weidl.