{"id":895262,"date":"2026-05-19T06:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/895262\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:51:21","slug":"si-com-drops-new-intel-on-vikings-search-for-a-new-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/895262\/","title":{"rendered":"SI.com Drops New Intel on Vikings\u2019 Search for a New Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patience is a virtue. That\u2019s the takeaway early this week regarding the Minnesota Vikings<\/a>\u2019 search for a new general manager. SI.com\u2018s Albert Breer<\/a> updated the search, claiming an announcement may take a bit longer than expected.<\/p>\n

Minnesota\u2019s ownership group appears willing to let the process breathe before making its next front-office call.<\/p>\n

The Vikings\u2019 ownership group has a vast pool of applicants<\/a> and might not be in a huge rush.<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Appears Comfortable Taking Its Time<\/p>\n

Perhaps a couple more weeks are needed to identify the next GM?<\/p>\n

\"VikingsMinnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf watches pregame warmups before a home matchup against the Atlanta Falcons<\/a> on Sep. 14, 2025, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/a>. Wilf observed preparations from the sideline as the Vikings continued another season under head coach Kevin O\u2019Connell with expectations of competing near the top of the NFC standings. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Breer on the Vikings\u2019 GM Process<\/p>\n

Breer offered a rather insightful level-set of Minnesota\u2019s current GM situation, with all eyes on the next guy.<\/p>\n

He wrote<\/a>, \u201cThe Vikings\u2019 GM search could take a bit. Minnesota has now worked through a list of eight candidates, interviewing assistant GMs from the 49ers<\/a> (RJ Gillen), Bills (Terrance Gray<\/a>), Broncos<\/a> (Reed Burckhardt), Dolphins (Kyle Smith), Lions (Ray Agnew), Rams<\/a> (John McKay), Seahawks<\/a> (Nolan Teasley) and Titans (Dave Ziegler) over Zoom last week, as well as interim GM Rob Brzezinski.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe interviews lasted about an hour, with owner Mark Wilf and coach Kevin O\u2019Connell<\/a> running the show and COO Andrew Miller and others from the Wilf management group taking part as well. They covered some big-picture topics and drilled down on how candidates saw their team. The plan is for the Vikings to regroup today to map out the coming weeks. The trouble is this is a bit of a busy week for the franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vikings fired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the former general manager from 2022 to 2025, in late January due to a poor draft record and questionable quarterback roster decisions.<\/p>\n

Breer continued, \u201cThe expectation is that the Twin Cities will be awarded the 2028 draft at the meetings, so a big contingent, including ownership, will be in Orlando for that. And with a holiday weekend coming up, there\u2019s a good chance in-person interviews with finalists for the job won\u2019t happen until next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout competition for candidates out there\u2014the Vikings are the only team looking for a GM \u2014 Minnesota can afford to be patient. That said, there\u2019s also an acknowledgment there that it\u2019d be good to get the new GM in soon so he can get started with O\u2019Connell before the summer break commences in mid-June.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Surprise 2028 Draft Nugget<\/p>\n

Tucked in the Breer piece was the predictive draft nugget. A few hours before the rest of the world had the intel, Breer spilled the beans on Minneapolis as the host city of the 2028 NFL Draft. That\u2019s happening now, and NFL owners will vote to finalize the measure this week.<\/p>\n

Reuters noted<\/a> after the Breer prognostication: \u201cNFL owners are expected to vote Tuesday to confirm Minneapolis as the host of the 2028 NFL \u200bDraft, ESPN reported Monday. The 2026 draft took \u200cplace in Pittsburgh<\/a> last month, with the 2027 event scheduled for the National Mall in Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNBC Sports reported \u200bthat the 2028 draft itself would be conducted \u200bin and around U.S. Bank Stadium, home of \u2060the Minnesota Vikings since 2016, and also would \u200bhave a presence all around the Twin Cities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Minneapolis will become the NFL\u2019s epicenter for one weekend in April 2028.<\/p>\n

The Interim Option<\/p>\n

While the process of finding a new boss may not be in any particular hurry, one can\u2019t help but wonder about Brzezinski, the incumbent. He\u2019s been a part of the franchise since 1999 \u2014 so 27 years \u2014 and now would be a very strange time for him to leave. Hell, he\u2019s acted as the main general manager for 3.5 months, and most approve of his job performance.<\/p>\n

\"Vikings<\/p>\n

Minnesota Vikings Executive Vice President of Football Operations Rob Brzezinski participates in an interview with KFAN host Paul Allen and analyst Pete Bercich on Feb. 25, 2026, at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brzezinski discussed roster construction, contract management, and offseason planning while representing Minnesota\u2019s front office during combine week activities. Mandatory Credit: YouTube<\/p>\n

Therefore, keeping in mind Brzezinski as a front-and-center figure in this search, his fate could bend a few ways:<\/p>\n

Brzezinski will shed the \u201cinterim title\u201d and become the full-time general manager.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll simply return to his old job, affectionately known to Vikings fans as the \u201ccap wizard\u201d or \u201cmoney guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vikings will carve out a custom setup for Brzezinski to have more power while giving the new general manager more responsibility over the draft, for example, while likely keeping O\u2019Connell as the franchise\u2019s main face.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a long way of saying that Brzezinski is important to the Vikings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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June as the New Timeline?<\/p>\n

Interviews began last week, and conventional logic suggested Minnesota could have a candidate in place by May 24th or so. Per the Breer reporting, that could be pushed back by a week or two if the Wilfs are not in a hurry.<\/p>\n

\"AA Minnesota Vikings fan reacts during second-quarter action against the New York Jets<\/a> on Oct. 6, 2024, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. The international matchup marked another overseas appearance for Minnesota as thousands of Vikings supporters traveled abroad to watch the franchise continue expanding its global fan presence. Mandatory Credit: Shaun Brooks-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

June feels like a new date for the announcement. The NFL calendar<\/a> \u2014 compared to other months \u2014 slows to a crawl in June and during the first three weeks of July. Hiring a new general manager sometime in June would be an appropriate time.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s probably the new expected date. Vikings organized team activities<\/a> (OTAs) kick off on May 26th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Patience is a virtue. That\u2019s the takeaway early this week regarding the Minnesota Vikings\u2019 search for a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":895263,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2073],"tags":[220,7453,254,232,7,3948,6192,9737,20942,233,259,2529,255,6,27194,520,424,103805,238,234],"class_list":["post-895262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-minnesota-vikings","tag-49ers","tag-albert-breer","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-broncos","tag-football","tag-gm","tag-kevin-oconnell","tag-mandatory-credit","tag-mark-wilf","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-minnesotavikings","tag-new-york-jets","tag-nfl","tag-ownership-group","tag-pittsburgh","tag-rams","tag-rob-brzezinski","tag-seahawks","tag-vikings"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116599920095022021","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=895262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/895262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/895263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=895262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=895262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=895262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}