Ryan Poles was expected to interview for the Minnesota Vikings general manager job a second time on Wednesday, but the Chicago Bears got to him first and didn’t let him leave the Windy City without a contract on Tuesday.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bears are finalizing a deal to make Poles their GM. Purple Insider’s Matthew Coller reported Saturday that Minnesota wanted Poles to be their next GM, but Chicago was a real threat to make him a better offer.
Bears are finalizing a deal to hire Chiefs’ Assistant Director of Player Personnel Ryan Poles as their next general manager, per league sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 25, 2022
The other finalist (reportedly) for the Vikings GM job is Browns VP of Football Operations, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, whom is now believed to be the leading candidate to take over in Minnesota.
Schefter says Adofo-Mensah “now is the favorite” for the Vikings job, while NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport says the Vikings saw Adofo-Mensah “as the leading candidate” ahead of Poles, and now they may move quickly to hire him.
Ryan Poles was the leading candidate in Chicago, and the #Bears are hiring him. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was the leading candidate in Minnesota. They will huddle, but may move quick on him, as well.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 25, 2022
Courtney Cronin, who covers the Vikings for ESPN, says Adofo-Mensah should wrap up the interview process with the Vikings by about 5 p.m. today, adding that the Vikings might be “hard pressed” to make him an offer before he leaves town.
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is meeting with various departments in Minnesota today and scheduled to be done with his in person interview round before 5 pm. If he’s the guy for the Vikings, which it certainly looks like, Minnesota would be hard pressed to let him leave w/out an offer.
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) January 25, 2022
This is a developing story.
