Vikings fire GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after 4 seasons - ESPN

EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah on Friday, a shocking turn following an organization-wide failure to make the playoffs this season.

In a statement, Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf said that Rob Brzezinski, the Vikings' executive vice president of football operations, will run the team's front office through the 2026 draft, after which a search for a new general manager will commence.

In the statement, the Wilfs added: «Following our annual end-of-season organizational meetings over the last several weeks and after careful consideration, we have decided it is in the best interest of the team to move forward with new leadership of our football operations. These decisions are never easy. We are grateful for Kwesi's contributions and commitment to the organization over the past four years and wish him and his family the best in the future.»

Throughout the season, there was talk about an underlying «tension» in the Vikings' building in league circles, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. One league source told Schefter it had been «ugly» in Minnesota.

The timing was unusual, as Adofo-Mensah had given a postseason news conference on Jan. 13 and had spent this week in Mobile, Alabama, scouting Senior Bowl practices. He is seven months removed from signing what the Vikings called a multiyear contract extension. The team had no immediate comment.

The Vikings had three winning seasons in his four-year tenure, and their .632 winning percentage over that period is tied for the fifth best in the NFL. But the Vikings are 0-2 in the postseason, and Adofo-Mensah's drafts have been among the league's least productive. The team's attempt to draft and develop quarterback J.J. McCarthy without