The Vikings have hired Nolan Teasley as their general manager, concluding an unusual chapter for the franchise, sources told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
The Vikings have hired Nolan Teasley as their general manager, concluding an unusual chapter for the franchise, sources told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
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Kevin SeifertMay 30, 2026, 02:02 PM ETCloseKevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
Kevin SeifertMay 30, 2026, 02:02 PM ET
EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings have hired Nolan Teasley as their general manager, concluding an unusual chapter for the franchise, sources told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
Teasley has spent the past 13 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, where he began as an intern and advanced to assistant general manager in 2023. He replaces Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, whom the Vikings fired Jan. 30, and interim general manager Rob Brzezinski, who was also a candidate for the permanent job.
Because they fired Adofo-Mensah so late in the process, the Wilfs decided to tap Brzezinski -- their longtime salary cap analyst and contract negotiator -- to lead a temporary front office during the most important team-building time of the year. Brzezinski's long-term future with the team was not immediately known.
Teasley was the only candidate among the five finalists without a clear connection to the team or a key member of the organization. Brzezinski has worked for the Vikings since 1999 in a variety of roles, while Buffalo Bills assistant general manager Terrance Gray and Denver Broncos assistant general manager Reed Burckhardt each spent more than a decade with them as a scout. Los Angeles Rams assistant general manager John McKay, meanwhile, worked with coach Kevin O'Connell when O'Connell was the Rams' offensive coordinator in 2020 and 2021.
Still, the Wilfs made clear that they were not looking to overhaul the entire front office. Mark Wilf said in March that he thought the team had a "great scouting staff, great coaching staff" and wanted to hire something to "fit within that." Teasley will be tasked with navigating an organization that has leaned heavily on O'Connell and other members of the coaching staff to guide personnel and draft moves in recent years. But he will enter the position with scouting credentials that Adofo-Mensah, a data analyst, never had.
The Wilfs kept a relatively close circle of advisers in the hiring process, leaning mostly on O'Connell and chief operating officer Andrew Miller. Zygi and Mark Wilf were also joined in at least some interviews by four of their adult children: Zygi's son Jonathan and Mark's sons Steven, Daniel and Andrew.
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