New Vikings GM Nolan Tinsley Shakes Up The Front Office
· Yahoo Sports
When the Minnesota Vikings settled on former Seattle Seahawks front office member Nolan Tinsley as their permanent GM, changes had to expected. While the Vikings handled the offseason, it is up to Tinsley to fill out his staff and braintrust moving into 2026.
The team announced several new members and shuffling among the front office.
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Here is the full staff in alphabetical order:
Minnesota announced the previously reported hirings of co-assistant General Managers Andrew Healy and Trent Kirchner.
The club has also hired Tyler Hamblin as director of football strategy, Ryan Pace as football advisor, and Azzaam Kapadia as assistant director of pro scouting.
Additionally, the Vikings have promoted Dabness Atkins to scouting assistant, Chris French to director of football quantitative methods, Claire Morrison to football quantitative methods analyst, Jack Murphy to college area scout, and Brian Schnorr to college scout/BLESTO.
Pace is an interesting hire given his time with the rival Chicago Bears. Tinsley explained his excitement about the staff in a statement released through the team.
“I’m excited about the staff we’ve assembled and confident in the talented, hardworking group we have throughout our entire football operation,” Teasley said in a statement released by the team. “The additions we’ve made further strengthen an already outstanding staff and bring valuable experience and perspective to our organization. We’re committed to building a championship-caliber team and creating an environment where everyone can do their best work in pursuit of that goal.”
Grigson's departure came after an attempt to retain him as the assistant general manager.
ESPN's Kevin Seifert outlined Grigson's decision.
"Ryan Grigson was given an opportunity to remain on new Vikings GM Nolan Teasley’s staff, with a different title, as previously reported. As Neil said, Grigson has in fact decided to depart and pursue a new job with another team."
It seems like Vikings fans won't bat an eye at losing Grigson, who joined the Cleveland Browns front office. Grigson has largely shouldered the blame for the lack of help around Andrew Luck leading to his retirement and the decision to send a first round pick to draft Anthony Richardson in Indianapolis.