For many years, the Steelers have been at the forefront of hiring minorities at all levels of the organization. Look no further than the franchise having the ‘Rooney Rule’ named after late owner Dan Rooney that requires all 32 NFL teams to interview a minority candidate for head coaching vacancies.
The franchise employs one of just three minority head coaches in longtime coach Mike Tomlin. And now the Steelers have taken that practice to another level with the hiring of Omar Khan, who is of Indian descent, as their general manager.
In recent years, the league has made a concerted effort to transform how many minority candidates are hired.