Ex-Bears GM Ryan Pace rejoining NFC North as Vikings advisor

Former Bears general manager Ryan Pace is back in the NFC North. The Vikings have agreed to hire him in an advisory role for this upcoming season, ESPN reported.

The Bears fired Pace after the 2021 season. He joined the Falcons front office in 2022. His last year there, in 2025, Pace served as the vice president of football operations and player personnel. The Falcons overhauled their front office this past offseason, hiring former MVP quarterback Matt Ryan as the president of football and Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham as their GM.

The Vikings remodeled their own front office, firing GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in January and appointing an interim before hiring Seahawks executive Nolan Teasley earlier this month.

In six years as the Bears GM, Pace won executive of the year once and watched the team reach the playoffs twice. He traded up to draft Mitch Trubisky No. 2 overall in 2018 and, in his final draft, took Justin Fields to replace him at quarterback. Neither proved to be the answer at the position.

(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *