Former Minnesota Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah finds a new home in an expected place
Kwesi Adofo-Mensah returns to the Bay Area where he got his start in the NFL.
The Minnesota Vikings made a difficult decision at the end of January when they fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, and he has found his way back into the NFL.
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch spoke at the NFL Scouting Combine on Tuesday and informed the media that they are bringing back Adofo-Mensah as a personnel executive.
San Francisco 49ers hire back Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Adofo-Mensah had a very up-and-down tenure with the Vikings. They went 43-25 during his four seasons at the helm, and he was very successful in acquiring free agents to maximize the roster. The biggest issue was the NFL Draft.
Nearly the entire 2022 NFL Draft ended up off the roster after the 2024 season. It felt rough after their first season in 2022. Lewis Cine broke his leg in just his fourth game, Andrew Booth Jr. and Ed Ingram were both traded, and Brian Asamoah II got cut. His drafts did get better, but they never got to the point where it made up for the lack of success.
The 49ers were the first to give Adofo-Mensah a job when Trent Baalke and Jim Harbaugh gave him a job in 2013. He was the manager of football research and development, and John Lynch kept him around. He spent a total of seven years with the 49ers before Andrew Berry hired him away to be Vice President of Football Operations.
It’s a nice landing spot for Adofo-Mensah after getting fired by the Vikings. He gets to stay in the league and goes to an organization that knows him very well. There is a chance he will get another opportunity to be a general manager down the line, and having a soft landing spot like the 49ers is a great first step. Who knows, maybe it’ll be with San Francisco.
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