Los Minnesota Vikings they are looking for a new general manager after the firing of Rick Spielman and one of the candidates is Catherine Raîche, vice president of operations for the Philadelphia Eagles.
According to the report of Adam Schefter, of ESPN, the Vikings they requested permission to interview Raîche. Raîche came to the Eagles in 2019 as the player personnel and operations coordinator and prior to the 2021 season she became the vice president of football operations.
Catherine Raiche, the Eagles VP of football operations – believed to be the most senior-ranking team personnel position a woman has held in the NFL – has been requested to interview for the Vikings GM job, per source.
Susan Tose Spencer was first female GM in NFL history in 1983
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 13, 2022
Originally from Montreal, Canada, Raîche, a law graduate with a master’s degree in tax, began her sports management career at the Canadian Football League (CFL) as managing coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes between 2015 and 2017; In his senior year with the Alouettes he became an assistant general manager. Before jumping to the NFL, she spent two seasons as the managing director of the Toronto Argonauts.
Susan Tose Spencer was the first woman to be the general manager of an NFL team. Tose Spencer was the GM of the Philadelphia Eagles between 1983 and 1985; She also held the positions of vice president and legal counsel for the team.
Other candidates
In addition to Raîche, the Vikings have requested to interview other candidates, including executives from the Browns. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Y Glenn Cook; Buccaneers Vice President of Personnel John Spytek; the Patriots personnel consultant Eliot Wolf and the Eagles director of personnel, Brandon Brown.
