Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney II came out last week with the announcement that longtime general manager Kevin Colbert would be stepping down from that role, effective after the 2022 NFL Draft. He confirmed that they were already exploring candidates and would hope to have somebody prepared to step in by the end of the draft.
What Rooney did not say is that Colbert is retiring, as in completely walking away from football. In fact, he acknowledged that that is a separate discussion. “We have left the door open, Kevin and I, to possibly have him fill an ongoing role after the draft”, he told reporters, via Bob Labriola from the team’s website.