The Vikings have made several key hires to assistant positions on Kevin O'Connell's coaching staff, according to reports from NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport on Saturday morning.
Since the news broke of now-former Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's firing on Friday, there have been all kinds of rumblings from insiders and reporters about internal discord and power dynamics in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Vikings are entering a new era as they prepare for key offseason activities including free agency and the NFL Draft. They unexpectedly fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after a disappointing season that saw the Vikings finish with a 9-8 record that left them tied for third place in the NFC North with the Detroit Lions.
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Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's four-year tenure as general manager of the Minnesota Vikings has come to an end. His firing, which was announced by the team on Friday, was fascinating from a timing standpoint but not entirely surprising in a vacuum.
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At the end of the 2024 NFL season, things looked bright for the Minnesota Vikings. They were 14-3 with a journeyman quarterback in Sam Darnold and had a young player with a bright future in J.J.
The Vikings dropped a news bomb on Friday with the announcement that general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has been relieved of his duties after four years in the role.
The Minnesota Vikings fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on Friday. The move comes exactly eight months after Adofo-Mensah signed a multi-year contract extension with the Vikings.
The Minnesota Vikings are $40 million over the projected salary cap. Jalen Nailor is a free agent. J.J. McCarthy threw 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions last season.
Paul Allen, the longtime play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota Vikings, is facing widespread criticism and calls for his resignation following controversial comments he made about the ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests in Minneapolis.