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Your Minnesota Vikings have narrowed the general manager search down to 2 finalists. Ryan Poles and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will come to town Tuesday and Wednesday for the in-person and on-site final interviews, and afterward for wine and dining. The Head coach interviews continue on Zoom.

Jan. 22—It will be surprising if the Minnesota Vikings don't trade quarterback Kirk Cousins and his 2022 $35 million guaranteed salary, which comes with a $45 million cap hit, before mid-March. Carolina, Denver and Cleveland make the most sense for Cousins, who turns 34 in August. New Orleans could also be a destination, but Carolina seems most likely. It's highly unlikely the Panthers will ...

The easiest candidate for the Vikings to hire, the most logical and familiar choice, is one they might not even interview. Here's what this pseudo-mystery candidate has going for him: 1. Experience. Experience shouldn't necessarily be a prerequisite, but experience does give intelligent coaches a chance to learn from their own mistakes. This candidate was a head coach for only two full NFL ...

Former Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell issued a statement Saturday to deny a report he turned down interview requests from the Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings to discuss their head coaching vacancies. Jim Caldwell @JimCaldwell_NFL I would like to correct an erroneous report that I turned down opportunities to interview for the head coaching job with Minnesota and Las Vegas. Those reports are not true (Full statement below).

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator will undoubtedly be focused on getting past the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, but he’s still a hot commodity when it comes to becoming a head coach this offseason. Bowles completed an HC interview with the Minnesota Vikings on Friday: Bowles has been the DC for the Buccaneers since 2019 and actually was the head coach for the New York Jets prior to that for four seasons, compiling a 24-40 record.

You have to love Jared Allen.

The Vikings' search group has met with all eight known candidates for general manager after interviewing Patriots consultant Eliot Wolf and Browns vice president of player personnel Glenn Cook on Thursday. They previously interviewed the Chiefs' Ryan Poles, the Eagles' Brandon Brown and Catherine Raiche, the Browns' Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the Buccaneers' John Spytek and the Titans' Monti ...

Spielman is out stumping about where things went wrong, part of the blame when Zimmer's way as he was burning through OC's quicker than Spielman could adapt. With changes basically happening every year, Spielman admitted it was hard to keep adapting on the fly with no stability. "You try to do your best to adapt and the guys that we do have, can you do some things from your scheme to maybe adjust a little bit to their skill set?

Wolf and Cook became the seventh and eighth external candidates to interview with the Vikings for the general manager vacancy created when Rick Spielman was fired after 16 seasons with the team. Spielman had the general manager title with full authority over the roster for 10 seasons. The Vikings are concurrently searching for a head coach after firing Mike Zimmer at the conclusion of his eighth season.