As of today, Andy Weidl serves as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ assistant general manager. At some point in the future, he might drop that “assistant” label. Weidl made Sports Illustrated Albert Breer’s annual list of “hot names” of future general managers and one to be watched during this year’s hiring cycle.
“Plenty of people who’ve worked with him have asked why he doesn’t get mentioned more—and there’s a reason why Omar Khan, whose background was on the cap side, worked hard to get him to be his No. 2 after Kevin Colbert retired. Few have the path of having worked for three perennial winners that Weidl brings to the table.