Negotiations went into the night on Tuesday, but the Vikings have their new general manager.
Getty ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the Vikings have hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their new general manager. The deal is done. The Minnesota Vikings have their new general manager, Cleveland Browns vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. “Vikings hired Browns’ VP of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager, per source,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Wednesday morning. The latest Vikings news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Vikings newsletter here! Join Heavy on Vikings! Vikings hired Browns’ VP of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager, per source. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 26, 2022 After the Chicago Bears hired the Vikings’ only other finalist, Kansas City Chiefs vice president of player personnel, Adofo-Mensah was deemed the favorite to become the 10th general manager in franchise history early on Tuesday. Under a new rule, “the Browns will receive a pair of compensatory third-round picks for developing a minority candidate,” Josh Carey reported. The Chiefs will also receive compensatory picks for the Bears hiring of Poles. Also, the Cleveland #Browns will receive a pair of compensatory third-round picks for developing a minority candidate. I’d say the hire is a win for both franchises. — Josh Carey (@JoshDCarey) January 26, 2022 A former day trader, Adofo-Mensah,40, made a career change, landing his first NFL job in 2013 as the San Francisco 49ers’ manager of football research and development before being promoted to the director of the same department in 2016. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah in 2020: «My whole life, I’ve been really passionate about decision-making under uncertainty.
