The Minnesota Vikings believe in the vision general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has for the organization’s future. The team reportedly handed Adofo-Mensah a multiyear contract extension Friday after the team made the playoffs in two of his three seasons at the helm, according to multiple reports.
With the move, both Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell are under contract with the team for the foreseeable future. Both men were brought in ahead of the 2022 NFL season and have experienced plenty of success together.
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The Vikings went 13-4 under Adofo-Mensah and O’Connell in 2022, earning the No. 3 seed in the NFC. Despite the team’s success, it didn’t make it out of the wild-card round, losing to the No. 6 seed New York Giants.
The team regressed in 2023 after quarterback Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles injury eight games into the season. Cousins was putting up phenomenal numbers prior to the injury, and had the Vikings looking dangerous after the team started 0-3. Minnesota couldn’t overcome Cousins’ injury, losing six of its last seven games and finishing the season 7-10.
Following Cousins’ departure, Adofo-Mensah was tasked with finding the Vikings a new quarterback. He drafted Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the 2024 NFL Draft and signed Sam Darnold to a one-year deal.
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