Rob Brzezinski enters his 34th season in the NFL and 28th with the Minnesota Vikings in 2026. Brzezinski serves as executive vice president-football operations and provides the Vikings broad-based management expertise and the value of being one of the most experienced NFL executives in the modern (post-1992) Collective Bargaining Agreement era.
Brzezinski, who joined the Vikings in 1999 as director of football administration, was promoted to vice president of football administration in 2001 and was elevated to his current position as executive vice president-football operations in 2014. He has been with teams that have finished .500 or better in 23 of his 33 previous NFL seasons and has been part of 15 playoff seasons.
On January 30, 2026, Brzezinski was tasked with overseeing football operations throughout the offseason prior to the club conducting a search for a general manager after the NFL Draft. In that role, he led the club's roster-building efforts, including the acquisition of free agents QB Kyler Murray, WR Jauan Jennings and CB James Pierre, and restricted free agent OL Ryan Van Demark. Under Brzezinski's leadership, the team selected DL Caleb Banks with the 18th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft out of Florida.
The Vikings benefit from Brzezinski's extensive knowledge and strategic salary cap management and a philosophy that has aided in the retention of core players, the addition of key free agents and the overall talent and depth of the team. As the Vikings lead contract negotiator, Brzezinski has negotiated contracts totaling more than $1 billion including high-profile contracts for players such as Randy Moss, Steve Hutchinson, Jared Allen, Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson and Kirk Cousins. Prior to the 2024 season, Brzezinski helped negotiate and finalize a historic contract extension with All-Pro WR Justin Jefferson, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. In addition to Jefferson's contract, he recently helped signed cornerstone pieces T Christian Darrisaw and S Joshua Metellus to long-term extensions.
Brzezinski works closely with general manager Nolan Teasley and head coach Kevin O'Connell on all football-related matters and strategic planning. Brzezinski's key responsibilities include salary cap management, negotiation of player contracts, football operations/administration and CBA compliance. Brzezinski also played a role in assisting to design the football space in U.S. Bank Stadium and Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center.
Brzezinski has extensive NFL management experience, has worked as the top football executive, and has experience in managing the business operations of an NFL franchise and, while in Minnesota, transformed a substantial salary cap deficit into a long-term competitive advantage. Brzezinski has had the privilege of working for some of the most successful and decorated head coaches in NFL history, including Don Shula, Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Green.
In 2004, Brzezinski was invited to participate in the NFL-Stanford Program for Managers at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, an NFL program to promote development of leaders within the League.
Prior to joining the Vikings, Brzezinski spent six seasons (1993-98) with the Miami Dolphins where he rose to staff counsel/salary cap and assisted in managing business affairs, salary cap administration, player contract negotiations, operations and legal affairs. In his tenure, the Dolphins compiled a 55-41 regular-season record and made the playoffs four times.
Brzezinski earned degrees from Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a Juris Doctorate in 1995 and a Bachelor of Science in education in 1992. In addition, Brzezinski is a member of the Florida Bar. Brzezinski and his wife, Leah, who has earned a doctoral degree in education, have five children, Ki, Grace, Jae, Anna and Rose. The Brzezinski family, who reside in Edina, founded Arete Academy in 2014, a school in Minnesota dedicated to educating students who are twice exceptional and are active in the community raising awareness for adoption-related causes.
