Vikings reportedly request to interview Bucs exec John Spytek for GM job

In their search to make their first general manager outside hire in over a decade, the Vikings have requested an interview with Buccaneers executive John Spytek, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Spytek is the current vice president of player personnel in Tampa Bay.

A Midwest-native, Spytek got his start as an operations intern for the Lions in 2004. He became a player-personnel intern for the Eagles in 2005, taking only a year to earn a full-time college scouting assistant position. From Philadelphia, he moved to Cleveland to become the Browns' director of college scouting. After three seasons in the Browns organization, he spent about three more years in Denver before taking a position in the Buccaneers’ front office. He’s currently in his sixth season with Tampa Bay and his 18th in the NFL.

The connection to Minnesota is interesting due to Spytek’s connection to the Kubiak family from his time in Denver. Be sure to track the Vikings’ interest in Spytek and other candidates to replace Rick Spielman here.