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   From: stupid@walz.voters   
      
   The Minnesota Vikings fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after   
   four seasons, the team announced Friday.   
      
   Vikings owners Mark and Zygi Wilf put out a statement Friday saying that   
   it was in "the best interest of the team" to move on from Adofo-Mensah   
   and that executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski   
   will lead the operations group through the 2026 NFL Draft.   
      
   Following the conclusion of the draft, there will be a search for a new GM.   
      
   According to The Athletic's Alec Lewis, this decision was not expected,   
   and while there had been "tension" around the organization recently,   
   firing the GM came out of nowhere.   
      
   Adofo-Mensah signed a multi-year extension to stay in Minnesota in May.   
      
   "This is a critical offseason. Ultimately, we felt the change was   
   necessary in football operations and did not feel comfortable going   
   forward into this offseason with the current leadership," Mark Wilf told   
   reporters on Friday. "It's not about any one decision or move. We looked   
   at the situation cumulatively. We just didn't feel confident going   
   through the entirety of the offseason, an additional draft, with this   
   structure. We have an urgency to create a winning football team and   
   establish sustainable success for our fans. At the same time we balance   
   that urgency with all decisions thoroughly and methodically."   
      
   The Vikings made the playoffs twice since Adofo-Mensah was hired in   
   2022. They won the NFC North title in his first season and compiled a   
   43-25 record during his time in charge.   
      
   The news comes after the Vikings missed the playoffs this season with a   
   9-8 record and after Adofo-Mensah let Sam Darnold walk in free agency in   
   order to have 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy take over the   
   starting quarterback job.   
      
   https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/vikings-fire-gm-kwesi-adofo   
   mensah-after-4-seasons-174644176.html   
      
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