Vikings GM: Draft Time Cut Won't Slow Us

0:00It's April 23rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today, football news powered by AI. The NFL just cut first round draft time from 10 minutes to 8 per pick to keep the show moving. Vikings Interim GM, Rob Brazinski says, it won't phase them at all. Picking 18th overall, he's got no sweat about deciding fast. Brazinski stepped up after the team fired their last GM in late January. This salary cap pro has been with Minnesota nearly 30 years and runs the show for the next three months. He figures most of that clock is just TV filler anyway. Fans at US Bank Stadium are watching from home might feel the edge holding their breath through the countdown. But up in the war room, it's calm. They've crunched every angle ahead of time. Teams run mock drafts with trade scenarios baked in, and the Vikings have a full-ranked board of college stars ready to go. A hot trade offer could shake things up, but they're prepped to wait picks against packages quick. Draft kicks off tomorrow night at 7 p.m. central time, and nailing that first round gem could

1:04lock Brazinski the full-time gig. Minnesota's locked and loaded.