"Following our annual end-of-season organizational meetings over the last several weeks and after careful consideration, we have decided it is in the best interest of the team to move forward with new leadership of our football operations. These decisions are never easy. We are grateful for Kwesi's contributions and commitment to the organization over the past four years and wish him and his family the best in the future."
"Throughout the season, there was talk about an underlying "tension" in the Vikings' building in league circles, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. One league source told Schefter it had been "ugly" in Minnesota. The timing was unusual, as Adofo-Mensah had given a postseason press conference on Jan. 13 and had spent this week in Mobile, Alabama, scouting Senior Bowl practices. He is seven months removed from signing what the Vikings called a multi-year contract extension. The team had no immediate comment."
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was fired as general manager of the Minnesota Vikings after the team failed to make the playoffs. Owners Zygi and Mark Wilf named Rob Brzezinski to run the front office through the 2026 draft and will begin a search for a new general manager afterward. League sources described underlying "tension" within the Vikings' building and characterized the situation as "ugly." Adofo-Mensah had recently scouted Senior Bowl practices and had signed a multi-year contract extension seven months earlier. The team posted three winning seasons and a .632 winning percentage under his four-year tenure but went 0-2 in the postseason and produced spotty draft results, including a failed attempt to develop quarterback J.J. McCarthy despite a $350 million roster commitment.
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