Omar Khan, with 21 years in Steelers’ front office, interviews for Bears’ GM job

Khan and Morocco Brown pushed the number of GM candidates to 13.

By Jason Lieser

As the Bears chase another Super Bowl trophy, they’re taking a hard look at Omar Khan, who has won two with the Steelers.

There’s a lot for the Bears to like about Steelers vice president of football and business administration Omar Khan, and they interviewed him for their general manager spot Monday.

Khan has an ideal combination of football and financial sense for an organization that’s simultaneously rebuilding its roster and moving toward a new stadium in Arlington Heights. With 21 years of experience in one of the most successful professional sports organizations, Khan could be the key to the Bears establishing the winning culture they’ve always coveted.

The Steelers opened Heinz Field and won two Super Bowls during Khan’s time with them. They’ve had a winning record in 20 of 21 seasons while Khan has worked there.

Colts director of college scouting Morocco Brown also interviewed for the general manager vacancy Monday, pushing the total number of interviewees for the job to 13. The team has also been interviewing head-coaching candidates, but chairman George McCaskey said he would prefer to hire a general manager first.

In This Stream

Making changes at Halas Hall

Matt Nagy lands with Chiefs, Andy Reid

Atlanta, the capital of failed Bears GMs, now has Ryan Pace and Phil Emery on staff

Former Bears GM Ryan Pace lands job with Falcons

View all 93 Stories

Next Up In Chicago Bears

Bears draft local product Yale OT Kiran Amegadjie in 3rd round

'Why duck?' New Bears QB Caleb Williams elevates expectations rather than tempering them

Ryan Poles on Bears' QB history: 'Those days are over'

Bears fans embrace rare feeling of euphoria as Caleb Williams arrives

Bears stadium costs? Add another $1.2 billion