Seahawks Lose Nolan Teasley to Vikings, Creating Major Front Office Void

During the franchise’s re-ascent to Super Bowl champion over the past two-plus years, Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider has been able to enjoy great continuity in the front office, maintaining all of his key confidants to oversee a tremendously successful roster reload.

But with a new season less than two months away, Schneider won’t have that same luxury coming out of the 2026 NFL Draft, as one of his longest-tenured staffers will be taking his talents to Minnesota.

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, former Seahawks assistant general manager Nolan Teasley has accept the Vikings vacant general manager position following a second interview with the franchise. His departure will bring a 13-year tenure in the Pacific Northwest to an end as he now inherits the task of getting Minnesota back into contention in the rugged NFC North.

Graduating from Central Washington, Teasley began his rapid rise in Seattle’s scouting department as an intern in 2013, turning that opportunity into three years as a pro personnel scout for Schneider. Impressing in every role the organization awarded him, he stepped up to assistant director of pro personnel in 2017 and then spent five seasons as the director of pro personnel, overseeing everything in free agency and scouting players on other teams throughout the preseason.