I don’t know if it was Omar Khan’s plan but the Pittsburgh Steelers are cornering the market of Hawaii-born players. In a singular offseason, the team has signed three players born on the island: OGs Isaac Seumalo and Nate Herbig and NT Bredien Fehoko. Seumalo and Fehoko are from Honoulu while Herbig hails from Lihue.
According to Pro Football’s Reference of native Hawaiians, there are only ten of them who played football in 2022. And one of them was Steelers’ NT Tyson Alualu, now a free agent and very likely entering retirement. Putting him aside, that means Pittsburgh has 33%, three of nine, active players from Hawaii.