Vikings to hire former Bears GM Ryan Pace as an advisor

Posted by Admin June 16, 2026 NFL

The Vikings will continue reshaping their front office by hiring a former General Manager of one of their NFC North rivals.

Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports that they will hire former Bears GM Ryan Pace as a football advisor. Pace was hired by the Bears in 2015 and remained in Chicago through the 2021 season. The Bears went 48-65 and made the playoffs twice during his tenure.

Pace spent the last four seasons as a personnel executive with the Falcons.

Seifert reports that the Vikings will also hire Azzaam Kapadia as their assistant director of pro scouting. Kapadia worked with new Vikings GM Nolan Teasley in Seattle and the two men join assistant GMs Andrew Healy and Trent Kirchner as new additions to the Minnesota organization.