The last name “Shula” carries as much NFL gravitas as “Rooney.” Don Shula, Art “The Chief” Rooney and son Dan Rooney are etched into football history. Art Rooney II serves as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ current president. In hiring Mike Tomlin’s replacement, those two names could converge.
General manager Omar Khan sits alongside Rooney in that search. Pittsburgh has cast a wide and sincere coaching search net. They won’t shortchange this process, nor will they make a hire just off surname alone. But if you love playing the connection came, and I certainly do, there’s a heck of a one that exists between Khan and Shula.