The Minnesota Vikings are set to hire Nolan Teasley as general manager, bringing aboard one of the architects of the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl title from last season, NFL Network reported Saturday.
Teasley spent the past 14 years in the Seahawks’ front office.
Teasley, 42, has advanced from Seahawks scouting department intern in 2013 to assistant GM in 2023 under John Schneider. In between, he was a pro personnel scout for three seasons, assistant director of pro personnel in 2017 and director of pro personnel from 2018-22.
After helping Seattle win the Super Bowl last season, Teasley will be tasked with turning around the Vikings who missed the playoffs last season. Minnesota has not won a playoff game in the past six seasons, advancing into the wild-card round in 2024 and 2022.
Minnesota vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski has served as the interim GM since the team fired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on Jan. 30 after four years on the job.
The Seahawks’ success last season came at the expense of the Vikings. Quarterback Sam Darnold revived his career with Minnesota in 2024 but faded down the stretch. Adofo-Mensah elected not to re-sign Darnold, who was a free agent.
The Seahawks signed Darnold to replace Geno Smith and opened last season 7-2. Seattle closed the regular season with seven consecutive victories, including a crucial 38-37 overtime victory in Week 16 against the Los Angeles Rams that all but secured the NFC West title.
Darnold thrived in Seattle, throwing eight touchdown passes over his final six games of the regular season with four interceptions. In the playoffs, he completed 61.5% of his passes for five touchdowns and no interceptions.
The Vikings will head into the 2026 season after signing former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray in March to a one-year contract. Minnesota’s quarterback options include Murray, J.J. McCarthy, Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer.
–Field Level Media
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