Rob Brzezinski is the current Vice President of Football Operations for the Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. Brzezinski joined the Vikings in 1999 as Director of Football Administration and was promoted to Vice President of Football Administration in 2001. He was elevated to his current position as Vice President of Football Operations in 2002. "He is considered one of the best in the NFL, consistently keeping the Vikings under the salary cap

Salary cap

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 and proactively negotiating player contracts.

Prior to joining the Vikings, Brzezinski spent the previous six seasons (1993–1998) with the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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 where he advanced to the position of Staff Counsel/Salary Cap. Brzezinski earned degrees from Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University, commonly referred to as NSU or Nova, is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, research university located in Broward County, Florida, with its main campus in the town of Davie...

 in Fort Lauderdale, a Juris Doctorate in 1995 and a Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

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 in education in 1992. In addition, Brzezinski is a member of the Florida Bar.

Personal life

Brzezinski is married to Leah, who has earned a doctoral degree in education. They have a son, Ki, and daughters, Grace and Anna. The Brzezinski family resides in Edina

Edina, Minnesota

Edina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and a first-ring suburb situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. Edina began as a small farming and milling community in the 1860s. The population was 47,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

, and is very active in the community raising money and awareness for adoption-related causes.