With the start of NFL free agency about six weeks away and the Minnesota Vikings facing a number of roster questions, the team has made a move that pretty much nobody saw coming.
Multiple sources are reporting that the Vikings have fired General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, ending his tenure with the team after four seasons. This comes as quite the surprise, as Adofo-Mensah was a part of the Vikings’ contingent that was down in Mobile, Alabama at the Senior Bowl as recently as yesterday interviewing and scouting players for the 2026 NFL Draft.
The move comes nearly four years to the day after Adofo-Mensah was hired by the Vikings after the firing of Rick Spielman. After interviewing multiple candidates, the Vikings hired Adofo-Mensah, who had spent time in the front offices of both the San Francisco 49ers and the Cleveland Browns prior to coming to Minnesota. Adofo-Mensah received a contract extension in May of 2025, but those sorts of things really don’t mean much in the National Football League, as we’ve seen with coaches and executives in the past.
Adofo-Mensah’s time in Minnesota has been marked by a lot of ups and downs. The team has gone 43-25 since he took over as the General Manager, but his draft record has seen a lot more misses than it has hits, which has left the team with a lack of depth at several key positions. He did bring in an outstanding free agent class in 2024 but was unable to replicate that success this past season, which led in part to the team’s struggles.
This move will also, likely, increase the temperature of the seat that head coach Kevin O’Connell is currently sitting on. After all, if the team can’t find its way to some playoff success in 2026, whoever the Vikings hire to take over the reins in the front office in the coming weeks is likely going to want “their guy” to take over on the sidelines.
We’ll be bringing you everything we learn about the Minnesota Vikings’ search for a new General Manager in the coming days. For now, the big news is that, after four seasons, the team has parted ways with Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, leaving an opening in the front office in Minnesota.
UPDATE: Per a statement from the team, Rob Brzezinski will be overseeing the team’s operations and the Vikings will not be looking to hire a GM until after the 2026 NFL Draft.
Well, that’s certainly. . .different. We’ll see how that goes, I guess.
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