Pittsburgh Steelers assistant general manager Andy Weidl has been tabbed as a potential general manager candidate by NFL insider Albert Breer.
Weidl, who has been the team’s assistant general manager since after the 2022 NFL Draft, has been lauded for his approach to teambuilidng across the NFL.
“Another product of the Ozzie Newsome School of Scouting, Weidl and Douglas worked hip-to-hip for years (first in Baltimore, then Philly)—and Douglas once tried to bring Weidl to the Jets to be his No. 2. It didn’t happen, so this gifted scout, who cut his teeth on the college trail, had to wait a little longer to get the sort of role he now serves with the Steelers, where he more or less runs the scouting operation for general manager Omar Khan,” Breer said.
Weidl joined the Steelers after Omar Khan was hired as general manager and works heavily on scouting. Khan’s background is in cap management, so it would be helpful to have someone like Weidl who has a deep scouting background and knows the Steelers organization. The Mt. Lebanon native returned to his hometown to help build their team, and he has done that with a clear focus on strengthening the trenches first.