Overview
- The team, which requested to speak with Bills assistant GM Terrance Gray on Wednesday, added five more interview requests Thursday to 49ers assistant GM R.J. Gillen, Rams assistant GM John McKay, Chargers assistant GM Chad Alexander, Seahawks assistant GM Nolan Teasley and Titans assistant GM Dave Ziegler, according to multiple reports.
- Executive vice president Rob Brzezinski remains the interim lead and an internal candidate after running free agency and the draft, with search firm TurnkeyZRG assisting ownership in a formal process.
- Most targets come from stable, winning front offices, and Ziegler is the only candidate with prior GM experience after his stint with the Raiders.
- Reporters describe the search as in its early stages and set to accelerate, and any hire is unlikely to reshape the largely set 2026 roster.
- Some league reporting outlines two possible structures in Minnesota, including keeping Brzezinski in a top football-ops role paired with a scouting-first GM, with alignment to head coach Kevin O’Connell a stated priority.