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Rams assistant GM John McKay leading candidate for vacant Vikings GM role

Nypost · · 389 words · By Vincent Bonsignore
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“John McKay, the assistant general manager to Snead since 2025”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about the Apostle John and the 2026 Rams season, but does not confirm John McKay's specific role or start date as assistant GM to Snead.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Los Angeles Rams' 89th in the National Football League (NFL), their 90th overall, 60th in the Greater Los Angeles Area, seventh playing their home games at SoFi Stadium and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Rams_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Canadian Open (French: L'Omnium Canadien) is a professional golf tournament in Canada. It is co-organized by Golf Canada (formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association) and the PGA Tour. I…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award is presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $1 million by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent fi…
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“McKay is one of five candidates that the Vikings are bringing in for an in-person interviews.”
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Multiple independent web sources report that John McKay is one of five candidates requested for in-person interviews for the Vikings GM position.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Harvey McKay (July 5, 1923 – June 10, 2001) was an American football coach. He was the head coach at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1960 to 1975 and of the National Football Le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. The Vikings compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) No…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Bank Stadium is an indoor multi-purpose stadium located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Built on the former site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the stadium opened in 2016 and is the home ve…
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“The 36-year-old McKay was one of 10 candidates who met virtually with Minnesota executives about the job.”
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The provided evidence for this claim is entirely irrelevant, discussing the movie 'Don't Look Up', John McCain, and aircraft, with no mention of John McKay's age or virtual interviews.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Don't Look Up is a 2021 American political satire black comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay from a story he co-wrote with David Sirota. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Leo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and naval officer who represented Arizona in the United States Congress for over 35 years, first as a U.S. represe…
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“Among the others coming in for in-person interviews are Broncos assistant general manager Reed Burckhardt, Bills assistant general manager Terrance Gray and Seahawks assistant general manager Nolan Teasley.”
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Multiple web sources confirm that Reed Burckhardt, Terrance Gray, and Nolan Teasley are among the candidates for in-person interviews with the Vikings.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Vikings have reportedly requested in-person interviews with five candidates for the team's open general manager position, according to numerous reports.
https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/onsi/one-of-these-5-candidate…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jonathan Jones reported that the Vikings have requested in-person second-round interviews for Brzezinski, Reed Burckhardt, Terrance Gray, John McKay, and Nolan Teasley.
https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-rumor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Terrance Gray and Reed Burckhardt spent a lot of time with the Vikings earlier in their careers, and John McKay is, of course, familiar to head coach Kevin O'Connell via their shared time with the Los…
https://thevikingage.com/minnesota-vikings-gm-search-reachin…
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“the Vikings will talk again with Rob Brzezinski, who has been their interim general manager since Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s dismissal in late January.”
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Multiple sources confirm Rob Brzezinski has been the interim GM since Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was dismissed in January.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 62nd in the National Football League (NFL), their seventh playing home games at U.S. Bank Stadium and their first under new general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Minnesota_Vikings_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 65th in the National Football League (NFL), their 10th playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, their 21st under the ownership of Zygi Wilf, their four…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Minnesota_Vikings_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rob Brzezinski is an American professional football executive who is the executive vice president of football operations for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Brzezinski has…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Brzezinski
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“McKay, the grandson of legendary USC football coach John McKay and the son of long-time NFL executive Rich McKay”
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A web source explicitly identifies John McKay as the son of longtime NFL exec Rich McKay and grandson of the late coach John McKay.
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web search NEUTRAL — Church tradition has held that John is the author of the Gospel of John and four other books of the New Testament – the three Epistles of John and the Book of Revelation.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Read the Book of John online. Scripture chapters and verses with full summary, commentary meaning, and concordances for Bible study.
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“The two worked together with the Rams in 2020 and 2021.”
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Web sources confirm John McKay worked with Kevin O'Connell at the Los Angeles Rams.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kevin William O'Connell, nicknamed "KOC", is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rams assistant general manager John McKay is a finalist for the Vikings’ GM job. Here’s why losing him would be a major loss.Among that group, Brezinski has the most familiarity with the Vikings’ stru…
https://www.si.com/nfl/rams/onsi/why-losing-john-mckay-to-vi…
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web search NEUTRAL — McKay — son of longtime NFL exec Rich McKay and grandson of the late coach John McKay — is in his 10th season in L.A., where he worked with Kevin O’Connell. pic.twitter.com/pD1PWUIhR3.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vikings-request-gm-intervi…
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“McKay also interviewed for the Dolphins general manager vacancy in January.”
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One source mentions John McKay in the context of the Miami Dolphins GM search, but other results are fragmented or discuss a 'list' without confirming the interview occurred.
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web search NEUTRAL — John Sheeran. The Miami Dolphins general manager search is still about a month away from getting into formal interviews.McKay’s most notable bullet point on his resume thus far is that he’s the son of…
https://atozsports.com/nfl/miami-dolphins-news/miami-dolphin…
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web search NEUTRAL — John McKay, Los Angeles Rams Assistant General Manager. Josh Williams, San Francisco 49ers Director, Scouting and Football Operations. If you didn't spot it by now, Jon Eric-Sullivan should be between…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
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“That job ultimately went to Jon-Eric Sullivan.”
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“Snead, who has been the Rams’ general manager since 2012”
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“The emerging executive tree under Snead... includes Lions general manager Brad Holmes and Jaguars general manager James Gladstone.”
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“Since taking over in Detroit in 2021, Holmes is largely responsible for turning the Lions into one of the most talented teams in the league.”
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“In Gladstone’s one season in Jacksonville, the Jaguars did a complete turnaround while improving from a 4-13 finish in 2024 to a 13-4 record in 2025.”
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“McKay joined the Rams in 2016”
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“spending his first four years with the club as a scouting assistant before being promoted to the director of player personnel in 2021.”
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“He spent four years in that role before being promoted to assistant general manager when Gladstone took over the Jaguars.”
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