The Pittsburgh Steelers have officially named Omar Khan as their next general manager, succeeding Kevin Colbert after 22 years on the job. The team sent out a press release Wednesday afternoon with quotes from Team President Art Rooney II and Khan himself.
Rooney issued the following statement via the team’s PR department.
“I am pleased to announce Omar Khan as our next General Manager. Omar has been an integral part of our Football Operations Department during his 21 years with the team and that experience will serve him well in his new position.”
It’s the first GM hire Art Rooney has had to make after his dad Dan Rooney hired Colbert in 2000.