High-Ranking MN Vikings Exec is Leaving

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Former Minnesota Vikings executive Ryan Grigson overlooking the practice fields at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, MN
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The Minnesota Vikings have been focused on getting their front office in order, after hiring new general manager Nolan Teasley a few weeks ago.

When he arrived at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Teasley’s first moves were to surround himself at the top of the pecking order with people he trusts and/or has familiarity with.

Those hires included two new assistant GMs, Andrew Healy and Trent Kirchner, who were reportedly brought in to split duties with current assistant general manager, Ryan Grigson, who’s been with the organization since 2022.

A former general manager in his own right (2012-2016 Colts), Grigson was originally brought in four years ago as a “Senior vice president of player personnel”, where he worked closely with newly hired Vikings GM, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.

Ryan Grigson leaving the Minnesota Vikings

Last offseason, Grigson was promoted to assistant general manager. On Wednesday, however, Inside The League’s Neil Stratton started poking around for answers after noticing that Ryan Grigson was no longer listed on the Minnesota Vikings official website.

As is often the case, where there is smoke, there is fire. After ESPN’s Kevin Seifert caught wind of the team’s website change, he did some of his own digging and found out that Grigson is, in-fact, leaving under his own accord… kind of.

Nolan Teasley asked Grigson to take a demotion

Per Seifert, when Teasley arrived the Minnesota Vikings went to Ryan Grigson with two options. A) He could stay on staff and take a demotion, under new leadership. Or… (B) he could leave. To nobody’s surprise, he chose Option B.

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We don’t know where he is heading yet, but Grigson is reportedly leaving or a different executive position elsewhere.

An 11-5 season in his first year as GM of the Indianapolis Colts earned Ryan Grigson a PFWA Executive of the Year award back in 2012, over John Elway. In fact, Indy went to the playoffs in three of his five seasons in-charge.

However, Grigson’s career has been stained by his inability to build a decent offensive line to protect Andrew Luck, eventually leading to the superstar quarterback’s early retirement and Grigson being fired in 2016.

More about Ryan Grigson

Now, he is on to yet another chapter in his NFL story, which goes all the way back to 1995 when he was drafted in the 6th round out of Purdue by the Cincinnati Bengals.

While he lasted just one season as a player, and had about the same success with coaching from 1998-1999, Grigson found his calling as a football executive.

He started as a pro scout in the Canadian Football League in 1998, but quickly moved to the NFL. His first job in the big show was with the St. Louis Rams in 1999. The rest… is league history. Ryan Grigson has been a part of six organizations across the NFL, soon to be seven.

  • Saskatchewan Roughriders (1998) – Pro scout
  • Buffalo Destroyers (1999) – Player personnel coordinator
  • St. Louis Rams
    • (1999–2000) – National scout
    • (2001–2003) – Area scout
  • Philadelphia Eagles
    • (2004–2005) – Western regional scout
    • (2006–2009) – Director of college scouting
    • (2010–2011) – Director of player personnel
  • Indianapolis Colts (2012–2016) – General manager
  • Cleveland Browns (2017) – Senior personnel executive
  • Seattle Seahawks (2018–2019) – Senior football consultant
  • Cleveland Browns (2020–2021) – Senior football advisor
  • Minnesota Vikings (2022–2025)
    • (2022–2024) – Senior vice president of player personnel
    • (2025) – Assistant general manager
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