The Minnesota Vikings are owned by the Wilf family, led by owner and chairman Zygi Wilf. Nolan Teasley is the Vikings’ general manager, appointed on June 1, 2026 after spending 13 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.
Ownership establishes the long-term direction of the franchise, but the owner does not make every roster decision. Those responsibilities pass through a front office containing a team president, general manager, football operations executives, scouts, contract specialists and coaches.
Together, the Wilf family and Teasley lead the organisation from different floors. Ownership controls the franchise. The general manager builds the football team.
Updated September 2026
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Leadership information last checked: September 2026
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Visitor directory
Six destinations. Every one is a floor in this building.
Choose a decision. The matching destination lights up on the visitor directory above — and the same routing is written out in the table underneath, so nothing depends on seeing a lamp.
No decision selected. The mapping table below lists all four routes.
Reception routing — the same mapping as the cards above
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Current Minnesota Vikings leadership — last checked September 2026
The building: eight floors of the Minnesota Vikings front office
8
Ownership
Floor 8 · Executive floor · The boardroom
The ownership boardroom
Zygi Wilf’s chair stands at the head of the table. Mark Wilf’s place is set beside the gold folder labelled “President.” Choose a seat to read that person’s role and biography. Every word in those panels also appears in the article below.
Seat 1 — Zygi Wilf
Owner and chairman
Zygi Wilf is the owner and chairman of the Minnesota Vikings. He became the lead investor when the NFL approved the sale of the franchise in May 2005, and he sets the ownership direction and the major franchise decisions.
Born in Germany to Holocaust survivors Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf, he moved to the United States with his family during the early 1950s. The family settled in New Jersey. He earned a degree in economics from Fairleigh Dickinson University before graduating from New York Law School, then joined the family’s property business and became a principal of Garden Homes.
Seat 2 — Mark Wilf
Owner and president
Mark Wilf is the Vikings’ owner and president. He is Zygi Wilf’s brother and has a more direct role in the daily business management of the franchise.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and later graduated from the New York University School of Law. He joined the family property business before becoming part of the Vikings ownership group. Mark is also chairman and governor of Orlando City SC and the Orlando Pride.
Seat 3 — Leonard Wilf
Owner and vice chairman
Leonard Wilf is an owner and the Vikings’ vice chairman. He is a cousin of Zygi and Mark Wilf and became part of the ownership group when the family purchased the team in 2005.
He has a legal and business background, with degrees from Boston University, Georgetown University Law Center and New York University. Like other members of the family, his business career developed through real-estate investment and management.
Seat 4 — Jonathan Wilf
Owner and executive vice president
Jonathan Wilf is an owner and executive vice president, one of the leading ownership positions in the Wilf family group.
Seat 5 — Steven Wilf
Owner and executive vice president
Steven Wilf is an owner and executive vice president, one of the leading ownership positions in the Wilf family group.
Who owns the Minnesota Vikings?
The Minnesota Vikings are owned by Zygi Wilf and other members of the Wilf family.
The leading ownership positions are:
Zygi Wilf, owner and chairman
Mark Wilf, owner and president
Leonard Wilf, owner and vice chairman
Jonathan Wilf, owner and executive vice president
Steven Wilf, owner and executive vice president
Additional members of the family and outside partners also hold ownership interests.
The group purchased the Vikings from Red McCombs in 2005. Zygi Wilf became the principal owner and chairman, while Mark Wilf took an active role as team president.
The family has now controlled the franchise through several important changes, including the construction of U.S. Bank Stadium and the opening of the TCO Performance Center.
Zygi Wilf
Zygi Wilf is the owner and chairman of the Minnesota Vikings.
Born in Germany to Holocaust survivors Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf, he moved to the United States with his family during the early 1950s. The family settled in New Jersey.
Wilf earned a degree in economics from Fairleigh Dickinson University before graduating from New York Law School. He later joined the family’s property business and became a principal of Garden Homes.
His route into NFL ownership began decades after he first attended New York Giants games at Yankee Stadium.
In 2005, a group initially led by Arizona businessman Reggie Fowler reached an agreement to purchase the Vikings. Fowler could not complete the approval process as the controlling owner, and Wilf became the lead investor.
NFL owners approved the sale in May 2005.
Since then, Zygi Wilf has concentrated on four broad areas:
Building a team capable of competing for championships
Improving the experience of players and supporters
Leonard Wilf is an owner and the Vikings’ vice chairman.
He is a cousin of Zygi and Mark Wilf and became part of the ownership group when the family purchased the team in 2005.
Leonard has a legal and business background. He earned degrees from Boston University, Georgetown University Law Center and New York University.
Like other members of the family, his business career developed through real-estate investment and management.
The vice-chairman role places Leonard within the team’s senior ownership structure, although Zygi and Mark are the family members most frequently involved in public announcements and daily organisational direction.
Does the owner choose players?
Ownership has authority over the franchise, but NFL owners do not normally scout and select every player themselves.
The Wilfs hire senior football leaders and approve major organisational decisions. Teasley and his personnel department handle the detailed work of evaluating players and constructing the roster.
Ownership may be involved when a decision has substantial financial or strategic consequences, such as:
Hiring a general manager
Hiring or extending a head coach
Approving a major guaranteed contract
Changing the organisation’s long-term direction
Funding new facilities
Restructuring senior departments
Draft boards, waiver evaluations and routine roster moves remain within football operations. The results of that work show up on the transactions log and in each year’s draft class.
7
President and business leadership
Floor 7 · Team president · Business operations
Mark Wilf
Mark Wilf is the Vikings’ owner and president.
He is Zygi Wilf’s brother and has a more direct role in the daily business management of the franchise.
Mark and Zygi oversee strategic planning across the organisation. Their work covers football operations, stadium development, commercial activity, supporter experience and community programmes.
Mark earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and later graduated from the New York University School of Law. He joined the family property business before becoming part of the Vikings ownership group.
His leadership responsibilities have included:
U.S. Bank Stadium development
TCO Performance Center development
Business strategy
NFL committee work
Community programmes
Major organisational appointments
Long-term football planning
Mark is also chairman and governor of Orlando City SC and the Orlando Pride.
Andrew Miller is the Vikings’ chief operating officer.
The business side includes departments such as:
Ticketing
Sponsorships
Marketing
Communications
Finance
Legal affairs
Stadium operations
Supporter experience
Community programmes
Technology
Human resources
Mark Wilf oversees the organisation as president, while Miller manages broad business operations with the executive staff.
This structure separates commercial and operational responsibilities from the daily evaluation of football players. Supporter-facing work such as ticketing and stadium operations sits on this side of the building.
6
General manager
Floor 6 · The corner office and the working desk
Two offices, one glass wall
Zygi Wilf
Owner and chairman · Floor 8
Long-term plan
Major appointments
Facilities
Franchise strategy
Ownership decisions
Glass partition
Nolan Teasley
General manager · Floor 6
Draft board
Roster
Trades
Free agency
Scouting reports
The shared glass meeting room
Between the two offices sits one room both sides use. It stands for the football decisions that need ownership and personnel leadership together: hiring a general manager, hiring or extending a head coach, approving a major guaranteed contract, changing the organisation’s long-term direction, funding new facilities and restructuring senior departments.
The general manager’s desk
College scouting
The responsibility. Directing college scouting and preparing for the NFL Draft. The college staff evaluates draft-eligible players throughout the country before the department builds its final draft board.
In Seattle. Teasley contributed to draft preparation and opponent scouting as part of his work with the Seahawks.
Professional scouting
The responsibility. Directing professional scouting: current NFL rosters, practice squads, free agents, possible trade targets, upcoming opponents and waiver-wire players.
In Seattle. Teasley joined the Seahawks as a scouting intern in 2013 and worked as a pro personnel scout, assistant director of pro personnel and director of pro personnel. As assistant general manager he helped oversee professional personnel.
Free agency
The responsibility. Identifying free agents and managing waiver claims.
In Seattle. He contributed to unrestricted free-agent strategy, undrafted free-agent recruitment, practice-squad evaluation, and free-agent visits and workouts.
Trades
The responsibility. Evaluating trades. Completed moves appear on the transactions log.
In Seattle. He contributed to trade analysis.
Future roster
The responsibility. Planning the roster beyond the current season, organising player personnel departments and working with contract and salary-cap specialists.
In Seattle. He contributed to coordination between scouting and coaching departments.
Who is the Vikings general manager?
Nolan Teasley is the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings.
The Vikings appointed him on June 1, 2026, following a search conducted after the 2026 NFL Draft.
Teasley arrived from the Seattle Seahawks, where he had spent 13 seasons. He joined Seattle as a scouting intern in 2013 and eventually became assistant general manager.
His progression included work as:
Scouting intern
Pro personnel scout
Assistant director of pro personnel
Director of pro personnel
Assistant general manager
Minnesota Vikings general manager
That route gave Teasley experience in professional scouting, free agency, trades, draft preparation and communication between coaches, scouts and research staff.
According to his official Vikings biography, Teasley participated in nine playoff appearances and three Super Bowl runs during his time in Seattle.
What does Nolan Teasley control?
As general manager, Teasley leads Minnesota’s football operation.
His responsibilities include:
Constructing the active roster
Directing college and professional scouting
Preparing for the NFL Draft
Evaluating trades
Identifying free agents
Managing waiver claims
Coordinating with the coaching staff
Planning the roster beyond the current season
Working with contract and salary-cap specialists
Organising player personnel departments
Teasley does not make every football decision alone.
He works with Kevin O’Connell, Rob Brzezinski, assistant general managers, scouts and ownership. The general manager ultimately has to connect their information into one roster plan. The result is visible on the roster and the depth chart.
Why did the Vikings hire Nolan Teasley?
Teasley’s career in Seattle provided experience with several different parts of team building.
As assistant general manager, he worked alongside Seattle’s president of football operations and general manager, John Schneider.
Teasley helped oversee professional personnel and contributed to:
Unrestricted free-agent strategy
Undrafted free-agent recruitment
Trade analysis
Practice-squad evaluation
Opponent scouting
Draft preparation
Free-agent visits and workouts
Coordination between scouting and coaching departments
He also worked within an organisation that reached the playoffs repeatedly and won championships during his tenure.
Minnesota hired him after a period of change. The Vikings wanted a permanent general manager who could lead the next stage of the roster while working with O’Connell and an established football-operations department.
What happened to Kwesi Adofo-Mensah?
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah served as the Vikings’ general manager from 2022 until January 2026.
Minnesota hired him after his work with the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns. His arrival was followed by the appointment of Kevin O’Connell as head coach.
The Vikings won the NFC North in 2022 and finished 14-3 in 2024. They also made two playoff appearances during Adofo-Mensah’s tenure.
Minnesota signed him to a contract extension in May 2025, but the team made another change after the 2025 season.
The Vikings dismissed Adofo-Mensah on January 30, 2026. Rob Brzezinski assumed responsibility for football operations while the organisation prepared for the draft and conducted its search for a permanent general manager.
Teasley was hired after that process.
5
Football operations
Floor 5 · The contract-review room
The contract-review room
This is where contracts, the salary cap and league administration are handled. No cap figures and no player contract values are shown anywhere on this page. The board below is a labelled diagram, not data.
Salary-cap board
Cap management
Player contracts
Administration
CBA compliance
Long-term planning
The bars are empty on purpose. This site does not publish salary-cap numbers or contract values.
Contract folders
Player contracts
Salary-cap management
Football administration
Collective bargaining agreement compliance
Long-term financial planning
Coordination between ownership and football leadership
League calendar
Draft
Free agency
Trades
Waivers
Practice squad
Roster limits
Extensions
Compliance
Football administration keeps the team inside every league deadline and roster procedure across the year.
Roster limit sheet
Roster procedures and league rules are managed here. Current roster counts live on the roster page.
Negotiation table
Brzezinski handles contracts and cap administration. Teasley leads the complete roster operation. A deal is agreed at this table, but the decision to pursue the player belongs to the general manager, and the largest commitments also reach ownership on floor 8.
Rob Brzezinski’s role
Rob Brzezinski is the Vikings’ executive vice president of football operations.
He joined Minnesota in 1999 and has become one of the franchise’s longest-serving executives.
Brzezinski specialises in:
Salary-cap management
Player contracts
Football administration
Collective bargaining agreement compliance
Long-term financial planning
Coordination between ownership and football leadership
He briefly oversaw the football operation after Adofo-Mensah’s departure and before Teasley’s appointment.
During that period, Brzezinski led Minnesota’s 2026 roster-building work and draft preparation. The Vikings selected defensive lineman Caleb Banks with the 18th overall pick.
Brzezinski now works with Teasley and O’Connell while continuing to manage contracts, cap strategy and football administration. His official profile notes that he has negotiated more than $1 billion in player contracts during his career.
4
Scouting
Floor 4 · The observation room and the routing wall
The observation room
One wide room with five windows. Each window is a department. Choose one and its window lights and its function is written out beside it — and every one of those descriptions is also in the article below, so the light is never the only signal.
College scouting
The college scouting staff evaluates draft-eligible players throughout the country. Area scouts collect information during the season before the department builds its final draft board.
Pro personnel
The pro personnel staff studies:
Current NFL rosters
Practice squads
Free agents
Possible trade targets
Upcoming opponents
Waiver-wire players
Football strategy
The strategy group supports roster planning, game preparation and long-term decision-making.
Football information systems
Information handling runs underneath the other four windows. The player personnel department evaluates professional and college players while helping connect scouting information across the organisation, and Teasley’s route through Seattle gave him experience in communication between coaches, scouts and research staff.
Player development
Developing players is a coaching responsibility rather than a scouting one. It is listed among the head coach’s duties alongside the coaching staff, game plans and weekly preparation — the work described on the coaching staff page and on floor 3 of this building.
Who reports to the general manager?
Not every employee has a simple direct reporting line, but the general manager leads a football personnel structure containing several specialised departments.
Assistant general managers
Andrew Healy and Trent Kirchner assist with personnel evaluation and organisational planning.
Player personnel
Ryan Monnens serves as director of player personnel. This department evaluates professional and college players while helping connect scouting information across the organisation.
Professional scouting
The pro personnel staff studies current NFL rosters, practice squads, free agents, possible trade targets, upcoming opponents and waiver-wire players.
College scouting
The college scouting staff evaluates draft-eligible players throughout the country. Area scouts collect information during the season before the department builds its final draft board.
Football strategy
The strategy group supports roster planning, game preparation and long-term decision-making.
Football administration
This department manages contracts, league rules, roster procedures and salary-cap compliance.
The decision routing wall
A wall of pneumatic tubes runs between the offices. Each tube carries one sample decision from the person who starts it to the person who finishes it. This is the same information an organisational chart would give, arranged by journey instead of rank.
Draft prospect
ScoutPersonnel directorGeneral manager
Free agent
Pro scoutContract staffGeneral manager
Starting lineup
Position coachCoordinatorHead coach
Major extension
General managerFootball operationsOwnership
Stadium project
Business executivesPresidentOwnership
A roster move may begin with a scout, receive financial analysis from football administration and include an evaluation from the coaching staff. The general manager then considers how the player fits both the present team and its longer-term plan.
3
Coaching
Floor 3 · Coaching floor · Where the roster is used
General manager and head coach responsibilities
The general manager and head coach work closely, but their jobs are not identical.
Two jobs, side by side
General manager
Head coach
Builds the roster
Coaches the roster
Directs scouting
Directs practices
Leads draft preparation
Develops game plans
Evaluates trades
Selects weekly lineups
Coordinates free agency
Manages games
Plans future personnel
Develops players
Works on contracts and cap strategy
Hires and manages assistant coaches
A roster move may begin with a scout, receive financial analysis from football administration and include an evaluation from the coaching staff.
The general manager then considers how the player fits both the present team and its longer-term plan.
Once the roster is set, the head coach determines how those players will be prepared and used. Kevin O’Connell is the Vikings’ head coach; his staff and their areas are set out on the coaching staff page, and the weekly result of their work shows on the depth chart.
2
Facilities and supporter operations
Floor 2 · The planning table
The planning table
Three pale timber models sit on the planning table. Choose one for its opening date and its place in the Wilf ownership era.
U.S. Bank Stadium — opened 2016
Opening U.S. Bank Stadium was the largest public-facing project of the Wilf ownership era. It replaced the Metrodome and gave Minnesota a permanent enclosed home in downtown Minneapolis, and it hosted Super Bowl LII less than two years after opening.
The Vikings moved their football and business headquarters to Eagan in March 2018. It replaced the team’s former headquarters at Winter Park and brought football operations, business staff and training facilities together on one campus.
Viking Lakes — approximately 200 acres
The wider Viking Lakes development contains offices, housing, hospitality and other facilities across approximately 200 acres. The TCO Performance Center sits inside it, and the front office is headquartered there.
U.S. Bank Stadium
Opening U.S. Bank Stadium was the largest public-facing project of the Wilf ownership era.
The Vikings had played at the Metrodome from 1982 until 2013. After two seasons at the University of Minnesota, the team moved into its new stadium in 2016.
The building created:
A permanent downtown home
Expanded premium seating
New supporter spaces
Improved team facilities
Capacity for major national events
A fixed roof with extensive natural light
The stadium hosted Super Bowl LII less than two years after opening. Practical visitor information is on the stadium guide.
TCO Performance Center and Viking Lakes
The Vikings opened the TCO Performance Center in Eagan in March 2018.
It replaced the team’s former headquarters at Winter Park and brought football operations, business staff and training facilities together on one campus.
The complex includes:
Indoor and outdoor practice fields
TCO Stadium
Team offices
Medical and performance facilities
Meeting rooms
Equipment areas
The Vikings Museum
A team store
The wider Viking Lakes development contains offices, housing, hospitality and other facilities across approximately 200 acres.
Community work under the Wilfs
The Wilf family has supported community projects through personal foundations and the Minnesota Vikings Foundation.
The team launched the Vikings Foundation in 2017 with a focus on youth health and education.
Its programmes have included Vikings Table, a food truck that provides meals to children and families in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region.
The family has also supported:
Children’s healthcare
Food assistance
Education
Social-justice programmes
Jewish organisations
Holocaust education
Youth football
These efforts form part of the ownership group’s stated aim to connect the franchise with communities beyond game day.
1
Ownership history
Floor 1 · The security desk and the expired passes
Building access, 1960 to today
Every ownership period is filed here as a building pass. Four are expired and marked with a hatch. The current Wilf pass is the active one.
1960 – 1980s
Principal owner or group
Founding group led by Bill Boyer, Max Winter and H.P. Skoglund
Important event
The founding investors brought NFL football to Minnesota after initially becoming connected to a proposed AFL franchise.
Expired1980s
Late 1980s – early 1990s
Principal owner or group
Changing ownership groups and partnership disputes
Important event
Mike Lynn became one of the league’s most powerful executives during the 1980s.
ExpiredEarly 1990s
1991 – 1998
Principal owner or group
Ten-partner ownership group
Important event
The franchise was held by a group of ten partners rather than a single controlling owner.
Expired1998
1998 – 2005
Principal owner or group
Red McCombs
Important event
He owned the team during the Randy Moss era and later pursued the possibility of a new stadium before agreeing to sell the franchise.
Expired2005
2005 – present
Principal owner or group
Wilf family-led ownership group
Important event
U.S. Bank Stadium opened in 2016, replacing the Metrodome as a permanent enclosed home in downtown Minneapolis.
Active passNo expiry
The Wilf ownership era
The Wilf family purchased the Vikings in 2005.
Several major events have followed:
2005: Purchase of the team
The NFL approved the Wilf-led ownership group’s purchase from Red McCombs.
2006: First major uniform redesign
Minnesota introduced its first substantial uniform change since the franchise’s early years. The colours behind it are set out in the team logo and colours guide.
2014 and 2015: Temporary outdoor home
The Vikings played at the University of Minnesota’s stadium while their new downtown home was built.
2016: U.S. Bank Stadium opened
The stadium replaced the Metrodome and gave Minnesota a permanent enclosed home in downtown Minneapolis.
2018: TCO Performance Center opened
The Vikings moved their football and business headquarters to Eagan.
2018: Minnesota hosted Super Bowl LII
U.S. Bank Stadium hosted the championship game between Philadelphia and New England. The team’s own four appearances are covered in the Super Bowl history.
2022: New football leadership
Minnesota hired Adofo-Mensah and O’Connell.
2026: Nolan Teasley appointed
The Vikings selected Teasley as the next general manager after Brzezinski directed the team through the draft.
Previous Minnesota Vikings owners
The Vikings have passed through several ownership structures since the franchise was awarded in 1960.
Ownership periods since 1960
Period
Ownership
1960 to 1980s
Founding group led by Bill Boyer, Max Winter and H.P. Skoglund
Late 1980s to early 1990s
Changing ownership groups and partnership disputes
1991 to 1998
Ten-partner ownership group
1998 to 2005
Red McCombs
2005 to present
Wilf family-led ownership group
The founding investors brought NFL football to Minnesota after initially becoming connected to a proposed AFL franchise.
Red McCombs purchased the Vikings in 1998. He owned the team during the Randy Moss era and later pursued the possibility of a new stadium before agreeing to sell the franchise. More of the franchise’s past is collected in the team history.
Previous Vikings general managers
Minnesota’s football leadership structure has changed over time, and the general manager title has not always carried exactly the same responsibilities.
Prominent football executives have included:
Bert Rose
Jim Finks
Mike Lynn
Jeff Diamond
Dennis Green
Rick Spielman
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Nolan Teasley
Jim Finks helped construct the teams that reached four Super Bowls. Mike Lynn became one of the league’s most powerful executives during the 1980s.
Rick Spielman led Minnesota’s personnel department for more than a decade and became general manager in 2012. His drafts added players including Harrison Smith, Stefon Diggs, Danielle Hunter and Justin Jefferson.
Adofo-Mensah succeeded Spielman in 2022. Teasley became the franchise’s next general manager in 2026.
How front-office changes affect supporters
A new general manager can change the team’s direction without replacing the entire organisation immediately.
The effects may appear through:
Different draft priorities
New contract structures
Greater or reduced trade activity
Changes in scouting personnel
Different approaches to veteran players
Greater emphasis on particular positions
New communication between personnel and coaching departments
Some changes become visible within months. Others require several draft classes and contract cycles.
Teasley inherited important players, an established coaching staff and several existing long-term contracts. His work will be judged by how he strengthens that foundation while preparing the next version of the roster.
Mezzanine · Meeting rooms
Frequently asked questions
Ten frosted-glass doors. Open one and the answer is behind it. Each door is a real disclosure control, so it works with the keyboard and without JavaScript.
1Who owns the Minnesota Vikings?Meeting room 1
The Vikings are owned by the Wilf family and other ownership partners. Zygi Wilf is the owner and chairman.
2When did Zygi Wilf buy the Vikings?Meeting room 2
The Wilf-led ownership group purchased the Vikings in 2005.
3Who is the president of the Vikings?Meeting room 3
Mark Wilf is the team’s owner and president.
4Who is the Vikings general manager?Meeting room 4
Nolan Teasley is the Minnesota Vikings general manager. He was appointed on June 1, 2026.
5Where did Nolan Teasley work before joining Minnesota?Meeting room 5
Teasley spent 13 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and served as assistant general manager during his final three seasons there.
6What happened to Kwesi Adofo-Mensah?Meeting room 6
The Vikings dismissed Adofo-Mensah in January 2026. Rob Brzezinski oversaw football operations temporarily before Minnesota hired Teasley.
7Who controls the Vikings roster?Meeting room 7
The general manager leads roster construction while working with the head coach, scouts, football operations staff and ownership.
8What does Rob Brzezinski do?Meeting room 8
Brzezinski manages football operations, contracts, salary-cap strategy and league compliance.
9Does the Wilf family own other sports teams?Meeting room 9
Members of the Wilf family also own Orlando City SC and the Orlando Pride.
10Where is the Vikings front office located?Meeting room 10
The team is headquartered at the TCO Performance Center within Viking Lakes in Eagan, Minnesota.
