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Vikings GM Rick Spielman loses 'sounding board' as George Paton departs

Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman sounded hopeful that he won't be losing any more front office personnel to the Broncos after Denver hired his trusted longtime top assistant George Paton as general manager on Wednesday.

"There are rules in place, who you can and can't take," Spielman said Thursday. "So I know, as I've said, George is a man of integrity. I think he wants to get his opportunity and is going to get his opportunity to build the culture that he wants out there. But there are a lot of rules in place that I hopefully won't lose anyone.