PITTSBURGH — Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Cowher believes Steelers president Art Rooney II made a home run hire when he named Omar Khan as the new general manager.
Cowher coached the Steelers from 1992-2006 and worked alongside Khan for six of those years when he was cutting his teeth as a young executive. Khan's long tenure with the Steelers and his experience of the inner workings of the franchise are the reasons Cowher believes he was the right person to succeed Kevin Colbert and usher the Steelers into a new era.
"Understanding the dynamics of the building is really important, and Omar knows that," Cowher said. "With the Steelers, it always comes down to collaborating. There's going to be a new structure and new faces, but it's going to be a collaborative effort. Mike Tomlin will be a big part of everything they do. That's why it's going to be a seamless transition from Kevin to Omar. He's worked with Mike for the last 15 years. It's a great move."
