Rick Spielman now lives in Sanibel Island, Fla., loves pickleball, plays golf to a 14-handicap that used to be a 20, and, oh yeah, studies film of the NFL and its draft prospects as closely as he did when he was Vikings general manager.
"I got seven or eight media side jobs going right now," said Spielman, who was with the Vikings from 2006-21, the last 10 seasons as GM.
At 60, Spielman says he has no interest in returning to an NFL front office. He says he didn't know how much he wanted to start living this chapter of his life until owners Zygi and Mark Wilf forced it by firing him and head coach Mike Zimmer after the 2021 season.