Kelvin Fisher

The Steelers recently made three promotions in their front office (via InsideTheLeague’s Neil Stratton), including a new role for longtime executive Sheldon White.

White, 61, is a former Giants, Lions, and Bengals cornerback who retired in 1993. He has been in Pittsburgh since 2022, first as the director of pro scouting and now as a senior personnel executive.

White began his front office career as a scout in Detroit in 1997. He was promoted to director of player personnel in 2000 and vice president in 2009 with a brief stint as interim general manager in 2015. White was considered for the Lions’ full-time GM gig, but lost out to Bob Quinn. He then spent four years at Michigan State, primarily as the executive director of player personnel and recruiting.. He also interviewed for the Raiders’ GM vacancy last year, and additional success in Pittsburgh could keep him on the radar for future hiring cycles.

The Steelers also promoted Max Gruder from assistant director of player scouting to director of pro personnel. The former Pitt linebacker spent one training camp with the Falcons in 2012 before retiring as a player and joining the Dolphins as a scouting assistant the following year, per his LinkedIn. Gruder was promoted to pro scout in 2014 and remained in Miami until 2019, when he was hired as the Eagles’ assistant director of pro scouting. A promotion to director followed in 2022; two years later, he was poached by the Steelers.

Kelvin Fisher, another ex-player, has been promoted from senior scouting assistant to senior national scout. The former Jets and Cardinals fullback is in the middle of his second scouting stint in Pittsburgh. His first came from 2000 to 2013, during which time the Steelers made the playoffs eight times, appeared in three Super Bowls, and won two. Fisher then moved to Buffalo as the Bills’ director of college scouting and returned to Pittsburgh in 2018. Draft hits during his time with the Steelers include franchise legends like Troy Polamalu, Ben Roethlisberger, and Cameron Heyward, as well as more recent stars like Alex Highsmith, Joey Porter Jr., and Nick Herbig.

Finally, the Steelers landed on a formal title for January hire Tim Gribble, who will be the senior director of college personnel.