Sources: Vikings hire Seahawks' Nolan Teasley as new GM - ESPN

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 Terrence 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