Vikings request GM interviews with Ziegler, Gillen and Alexander

The Minnesota Vikings have requested interviews with three candidates as they continue their search for a new general manager, according to multiple reports.

Those requests are for Titans assistant general manager Dave Ziegler, 49ers assistant general manager RJ Gillen and Chargers assistant general manager Chad Alexander.

Ziegler previously served as the Las Vegas Raiders’ general manager in 2022 and 2023. Gillen has spent the past 11 seasons with San Francisco and was promoted to assistant general manager last year asourceser two years as director of player personnel. Alexander joined the Chargers as assistant general manager in 2024 asourceser working in the Baltimore Ravens’ personnel department from 1999 to 2018 and then serving as the New York Jets’ director of player personnel from 2019 to 2023.

The Vikings have not publicly announced the interview requests. The reported outreach is the latest step in Minnesota’s ongoing process to fill a key front-office role.