Overview
- On May 20 the Vikings asked five candidates to return for in-person second-round interviews as they move to the next stage of the search.
- The finalists are interim GM Rob Brzezinski, Broncos assistant Reed Burckhardt, Bills assistant Terrance Gray, Rams assistant John McKay and Seahawks assistant Nolan Teasley.
- Brzezinski, a long-tenured Vikings executive serving as interim GM since Jan. 30, is viewed as an early favorite because of his institutional knowledge and recent personnel decisions.
- Owner Mark Wilf and the Wilf family have framed the hire as a leadership choice focused on a single voice who can unite coaches, scouts and the business side, and the team used search firm TurnkeyZRG and waited until after the 2026 draft to proceed.
- A final decision is expected in late May or in June, with the incoming GM inheriting draft and free-agency moves already made and shaping whether Brzezinski stays in a senior football-operations role if an external candidate is hired.