Report: Vikings GM Candidate Says No Thanks, Turns Down Interview

Kirby Lee Maybe the best way to understand the Vikings GM news is through The Sixth Sense . After all, the spooky thriller had a twist ending. So, too, is the rejection a bit of a twist insofar as the NFL is usually a place where ambition wins.

Or, perhaps, George Costanza offers the way forward (as he so often does). Any insistence on “it’s not you, it’s me” should be flatly rejected. If there is blame to go around, the Vikings should be taking all if it onto their purple shoulders, thank you very much.

Regardless of one’s media preferences, the news: a Vikings GM candidate has declined Minnesota’s offer of an interview. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated offers the news : “Chargers assistant GM Chad Alexander respectfully declined the Vikings’ GM interview request, and withdrew his name from the search, per sources. Alexander’s comfortable in LA, and wanted to see the building of the 2026 team through.

” Vikings GM Candidate Not Interested in Leaving LA The NFL is a place where it takes two to tango. Most commonly, that need for reciprocal desire manifests itself in player acquisition efforts. The NFL could feature 31 front offices calling with a trade offer to snag Justin Jefferson, but Minnesota would need to be willing to do a deal (spoiler: they aren’t).