Overview
- The team confirmed former Seahawks vice president of football operations Matt Thomas will serve as a football-administration consultant through the 2026 NFL Draft.
- Thomas, who worked with Rob Brzezinski in Miami, will focus on salary-cap strategy alongside Emily Badis to free Brzezinski to oversee broader football operations.
- The Vikings remain without a permanent general manager, with Brzezinski running the front office until after the draft and a formal search to follow.
- Minnesota faces a projected 2026 salary-cap shortfall of more than $40 million, signaling looming cuts, restructures and extensions, per Over the Cap.
- League reporting links potential GM interest to Denver’s George Paton, though one outlet’s source says a move is unlikely, and several candidates have already taken other jobs.