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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 4: Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings runs with the ball against the Green Bay Packers in the first quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on January 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Queue the fart noise machine! I guess it is useful if you are planning on attending games. Maybe some early predictors will find it helpful to know when they play the teams that were already assigned to play. Obviously the team should go 17-0 right?
The team still has not processed Jauan Jennings’ contract with the league office and that is why we do not see what his actual cap hit for 2026 will be. I imagine there is a void year or two include in his deal but I could be wrong.
I would love for the team to add Joey Bosa!
The GM search continues as well. I cannot say that I have a favorite because I have not done any research on any of the candidates. Needless to say that I probably will not like their draft selections.
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Vikings request interview with Detroit Lions front office member
The Minnesota Vikings are targeting Detroit Lions assistant general manager Ray Agnew as a candidate for its general manager vacancy.
Per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Vikings have requested an interview with Lions assistant GM Ray Agnew. The Vikings have also requested interviews with Denver Broncos assistant GM Reed Burckhardt and Miami Dolphins assistant GM Kyle Smith.
Latest buzz on Minnesota Vikings’ search for a new GM
Chief operating officer Andrew Miller worked with the search firm TurnkeyZRG to develop a list of external candidates, but the only other known participant is coach Kevin O’Connell, himself a product of the same 2022 hiring committee. And speaking last week at rookie minicamp, O’Connell made clear that he is available to help but is not running the show.
“In whatever capacity that ownership and Andrew have for me as their plan, that’s what I’m going to do,” O’Connell said. “Obviously, it’s an important time. It’s clearly an important hire, but I have so much respect in the process-oriented driven aspect of not only our ownership, but Andrew Miller, that I know we’re going to get to that good outcome.”
O’Connell and Miller have joined the Wilfs, and some of their adult children, in initial virtual interviews this week. It’s possible that there will be some meetings around next week’s NFL spring meeting, where the league is hosting its revamped accelerator program aimed at connecting coaching and general manager candidates with ownership. If the process continues smoothly, a second round of formal interviews would take place in person during the final week of May.
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Speaking in March at the league meetings, Wilf laid out a vision for what he and his brother are seeking in the job.
“We certainly want someone who is a great leader, someone who can lead,” Wilf said. “We feel we have a great scouting staff. Great coaching staff. Of course, never resting on any laurels [and] we want to continue to strive to be the best. We want to be competitive every single year and have long-term success.
“So someone’s got to fit within that. It’s got to fit within what we have in our building right now as well. So it’s a host of factors. Hopefully we’ll know it when we see it, but we’re certainly going to, as part of the laying out of the process, try to develop some qualities we can build around.”
The presence of Brzezinski, amid a group of relatively inexperienced personnel executives, has prompted numerous NFL sources to wonder if the Wilfs plan to create the kind of front office that now exists in Jacksonville and Atlanta. For those franchises, a president of football operations — Tony Boselli for the Jaguars and Matt Ryan for the Falcons — heads a leadership team that also includes the general manager and coach.
Mark Wilf, however, all but eliminated that possibility when asked specifically about it in March.
“I think we like the way we’ve done it as far as the structure, and the GM will report to ownership,” he said. “It has to be strongly collaborative with the coach and with our football operations team. So I think we’re going to stick to the way we’ve done it. It’s just a matter of getting the right person who’s a leader of the organization who can communicate and deliver.”
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Asked in February if he hoped the process would leave him with more decision-making authority than he had before, O’Connell said: “I want ultimately what’s best for the organization under the direction of our ownership.”
Vikings Have Multiple Major Decisions to Make Very Soon
The Minnesota Vikings have a long-list of notable pending free agents to make decisions on ahead of the 2027 season.
OL Brian O’Neill
OL Blake Brandel
QB Kyler Murray
WR Jauan Jennings
RB Aaron Jones
CB Isaiah Rodgers Sr.
LB Ivan Pace Jr.
Dallas Turner Named Next ‘Great’ Edge Rusher
Pro Football Focus recently released a piece detailing the next great NFL player at each position. At edge rusher, the Minnesota Vikings would be pleased to see that they went with Dallas Turner.
“Turner’s first two seasons with the Vikings haven’t seen him become an outward star. That could look different in 2026.
The former 17th overall pick finished with 65.5 and 64.1 overall PFF grades in 2025 and 2024, respectively. But last year was a step in the right direction, as Turner accrued a 70.2 PFF pass-rush grade with 42 pressures and a 12.0% pass-rush win rate.
With Jonathan Greenard now on the Eagles, Turner has a clear runway to both meaningful playing time and improved production for Minnesota.”
Demond Claiborne Excited to Grow from Rural Roots into Vikings Role
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Minnesota Vikings receive a gift from the schedule makers, and it’s a continuation from the 2025 season
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Undrafted rookie Scooby Williams fails Vikings physical to put NFL dream on hold
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Vikings Sign DL Smith Vilbert & LB Bangally Kamara After Rookie Minicamp Tryout
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The Free Agent EDGE Market Keeps Shrinking for Vikings
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