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The Denver Broncos reportedly landed a major front office acquisition Wednesday, hiring former Vikings player personnel director Reed Burckhardt.
Copy shortlink: 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."
Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman knew it was only a matter of time. For the past several years, he had looked on as Vice President of Player Personnel/Assistant General Manager George Paton participated in job interviews for general manager positions in the NFL. Each time, Paton had returned to the Vikings franchise for which he's put forth tremendous work ethic since arriving in Minnesota in 2007. The opportunity that Paton received from the Denver Broncos, however, was one that he could not pass up for himself and his family. The Broncos announced Paton as their GM on Wednesday, which ...