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'See where life goes': Kevin Colbert wraps up final draft as Pittsburgh Steelers GM

PITTSBURGH -- Late Saturday afternoon, Kevin Colbert went on the clock for the final time as the Steelers' general manager.

With the No. 241 pick overall in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft, Colbert and the Steelers selected South Dakota State quarterback Chris Oladokun.

There weren’t any tears in the draft room, no sentimental moment of reflection as Colbert submitted the pick.

But it wasn’t for lack of trying.

“It's not in his DNA,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said with a chuckle. “We tried to take him there, and he led us -- maybe -- to the doorstep.