Vikings dismiss GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after four seasons following latest playoff miss

For the 2nd clip successful 4 years, the Minnesota Vikings failed to beforehand to the NFL playoffs. While a 9-8 grounds successful 2025 brought nary contiguous changes, Vikings ownership announced a large determination Friday.

In a statement, Vikings co-owners and brothers Zygi and Mark Wilf said the enactment decided to portion ways with wide manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.

"Following our yearly end-of-season organizational meetings implicit the past respective weeks and aft cautious consideration, we person decided it is successful the champion involvement of the squad to determination guardant with caller enactment of our shot operations. 

"These decisions are ne'er easy. We are grateful for Kwesi's contributions and committedness to the enactment implicit the past 4 years and privation him and his household the champion successful the future."

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Minnesota Vikings wide manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah earlier a crippled against the Detroit Lions astatine U.S. Bank Stadium Dec. 24, 2023, successful Minneapolis. (Matt Krohn/Imagn Images)

The Wilfs besides announced that Rob Brzezinski, the Vikings' enforcement vice president of shot operations, would beryllium successful complaint of the beforehand bureau done April's NFL Draft. Shortly aft the draft, the franchise volition motorboat its hunt for its adjacent full-time wide manager.

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Adofo-Mensah spoke with the media for an end-of-season property league connected Jan. 13. He carried retired regular wide managerial duties this week astatine the Senior Bowl successful Mobile, Alabama. Just 7 months earlier, the Vikings announced a multi-year declaration hold for Adofo-Mensah.

Minnesota Vikings wide manager Kwesi Adofo‐Mensah during the NFL harvester astatine the Indiana Convention Center Feb. 28, 2023, successful Indianapolis. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)

While helium was credited with gathering a roster that finished with winning records successful 3 of his 4 seasons arsenic wide manager, Adofo-Mensah's draught results person faced scrutiny astatine times. The enactment of backmost J.J. McCarthy successful the archetypal circular of the 2024 NFL Draft drew peculiar scrutiny arsenic injuries and uneven play constricted his availability and production.

The Vikings failed to draught a subordinate who developed into a Pro Bowler astatine immoderate constituent from 2022–25, 1 of lone 11 NFL teams to bash so.

Minnesota Vikings co-owner Zygi Wilf, left, and wide manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah speech connected the sideline earlier a crippled Nov. 27, 2023, successful Minneapolis. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)

Adofo-Mensah replaced Rick Spielman, who was dismissed successful 2022. Spielman archetypal joined the Vikings successful 2006 arsenic the team's vice president of subordinate unit earlier his promotion to wide manager successful 2012.

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Adofo-Mensah played hoops arsenic a pupil astatine Princeton. He brought an analytics-focused attack to Minnesota, having worked successful an analytics relation with the San Francisco 49ers successful 2013. Prior to taking the occupation with the Vikings, Adofo-Mensah was the Cleveland Browns' vice president of shot operations.

The Vikings clasp the No. 18 prime successful this year’s draft.

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