The Minnesota Vikings have concluded an unusual chapter for the franchise by appointing former Seattle Seahawks general manager, Yankee Scores reports.
Nolan Teasley has been appointed as the new general manager of the Minnesota Vikings. He spent the past 13 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, where he began as an intern and later became an assistant general manager in 2023.
He replaces Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, whom the Vikings fired in January, and interim general manager Rob Brzezinski, who was also a candidate for the permanent job.
Because the Vikings dismissed Adofo-Mensah so late in the offseason, ownership turned to Rob Brzezinski, their longtime salary cap strategist and contract negotiator to oversee a temporary front office during the most critical roster-building stretch of the year. His long-term role with the organization remains uncertain.
Among the five finalists for the permanent GM post, Nolan Teasley stood out as the only candidate without direct ties to the Vikings or their leadership. Brzezinski has been with Minnesota since 1999 in multiple capacities, while Buffalo Bills assistant GM Terrence Gray and Denver Broncos assistant GM Reed Burckhardt each spent more than a decade with the Vikings as scouts. Los Angeles Rams assistant GM John McKay, meanwhile, shared a connection with head coach Kevin O’Connell from their time together in Los Angeles when O’Connell served as offensive coordinator in 2020 and 2021.
Brzezinski admitted that trading Greenard was “not something we’re jumping around excitedly about,” and stressed that ownership had not ordered a spending cut.
“We’ve just spent so much money over the last several years that it’s not sustainable,” he said in April. “Our salary cap situation has been very, very challenging.”
In response, Brzezinski went bargain-hunting in free agency, adding six players from other teams. The most notable move was acquiring quarterback Kyler Murray, whose deal will cost Minnesota only $1.3 million, with the bulk of his $36.7 million salary still being paid by the Arizona Cardinals.
Altogether, the Vikings are projected to spend roughly $100 million less on payroll in 2026 compared to 2025.
