New assistant GM Andy Weidl spoke to the media for the first time since joining the Steelers after Omar Khan was promoted to the GM role. Weidl came over from the Philadelphia Eagles where he held the title Vice President of Player Personnel to return to where his scouting career began with the Steelers as an intern for 1998-1999. Born and raised in the Pittsburgh area, the opportunity to re-join the Steelers as second in command to Khan in the front office presented Weidl with an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.
When speaking to the media in a press conference, Weidl hit on his return to Pittsburgh as well as his previous experiences in Philadelphia and in Baltimore where he worked with the Ravens for nearly a decade.