stillers4me
11-11-2012, 07:43 AM
Think it’s difficult balancing the family checkbook? Try balancing Omar Khan’s.
Khan, the director of business and football administration for the Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/), is responsible for making sure the team stays under the salary cap, which is $121 million this season. He is so skilled at a job whose duties include negotiating contracts, he has been contacted about multiple NFL general managers’ jobs.
Just like an overly expensive trip to Costco can ruin a monthly budget, so can a poorly done contract, and thanks to Khan and GM Kevin Colbert, the Steelers haven’t had nearly as many of those as some franchises.
The Steelers are projected to be about $12 million to $15 million over the cap once the 2012 season ends, and it will take some mathematical manipulations by Khan to balance it all out. Until then, current-roster performances will be evaluated, the free-agent market assessed, the college talent pool scouted...........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/2904694-85/million-steelers-free-agent-season-2013-contract-due-nfl-wallace#ixzz2BvBJBFGa
Khan, the director of business and football administration for the Steelers (http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/), is responsible for making sure the team stays under the salary cap, which is $121 million this season. He is so skilled at a job whose duties include negotiating contracts, he has been contacted about multiple NFL general managers’ jobs.
Just like an overly expensive trip to Costco can ruin a monthly budget, so can a poorly done contract, and thanks to Khan and GM Kevin Colbert, the Steelers haven’t had nearly as many of those as some franchises.
The Steelers are projected to be about $12 million to $15 million over the cap once the 2012 season ends, and it will take some mathematical manipulations by Khan to balance it all out. Until then, current-roster performances will be evaluated, the free-agent market assessed, the college talent pool scouted...........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/2904694-85/million-steelers-free-agent-season-2013-contract-due-nfl-wallace#ixzz2BvBJBFGa