Steelers GM Omar Khan’s path to his NFL dream: Monopoly, letters and sleepless nights
New York TimesThe Athletic has around-the-clock coverage of the NFL Draft. “We had our own little draft board, and we made our own evaluations.” On Thursday, Khan will step inside a much more grandiose war room on the second floor of the Steelers’ practice facility. “He was scouting the scouts,” said Doug Whaley, who spent a decade as the Steelers’ pro personnel coordinator and credits Khan for teaching him how to eat shrimp properly at a New Orleans crawfish boil. “That’s the essence of what I think he’s bringing to the table.” Mike Tomlin and Omar Khan will work closely with Art Rooney II to make decisions during the draft. GO DEEPER Kaboly: Omar Khan is off to a great start as Steelers GM, but he still has to nail the draft “There’s a standard here,” Khan said.