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In 1989, Headrick was part of a ten-person group formed by his friend and neighbor Mike Lynn that purchased controlling interest in the Minnesota Vikings. When Lynn left the Vikings in 1991 to become president of the World League of American Football, Headrick was elected president and chief executive officer and took over daily operations of the team. [7]
In 1974, Lynn was hired by the Minnesota Vikings as an assistant to the owner. He was named general manager in 1975 by Vikings president Max Winter following the departure of GM Jim Finks . Although Lynn was the general manager, head coach Bud Grant had the final say on personnel. [ 8 ]
The team was officially named the Minnesota Vikings on September 27, 1960; the name is partly meant to reflect Minnesota's place as a center of Scandinavian American culture. [22] From the start, the Vikings embraced an energetic marketing program that produced first-year season ticket sales of nearly 26,000 and an average home attendance of ...
After graduation, Wilf joined the family real estate business, Garden Homes. In 2005, Wilf and his brother Zygi Wilf, took control of the Minnesota Vikings with advisement on the deal coming from international law firm Greenberg Traurig and former Vikings COO Kevin Warren. [8] [9] Wilf was appointed president and his brother Zygi, CEO. As ...
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah (born October 12, 1981) is an American professional football executive who is the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the vice president of football operations for the Cleveland Browns from 2020 to 2021 and also served in various executive roles for the San ...
Owner/president – Mark Wilf; Chief operating officer – Andrew Miller; General manager – Kwesi Adofo-Mensah; Executive vice president of football operations – Rob Brzezinski; Senior vice president of player personnel – Ryan Grigson; Vice president of football operations – Demitrius Washington; Director of player personnel – Ryan ...
A CEO resigned after appearing to gesture a Sieg Heil in front of a montage of President Donald Trump pictures at a company event and later admitted his “parody fell short.”. Tom Hill, the ...
In 2002, Brewer was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent. In his first year with the Vikings, Brewer played in 15 games and had one start. He led the team with 26 special teams tackles, five tackles against the Buffalo Bills which tied him for second most in a game in team history and the most special teams tackles in a game since ...