Adofo-Mensah has helped the Vikings go 34-17 in three regular seasons as he and his department have guided the roster through significant personnel changes. His tenure includes the hiring of O’Connell, the 2024 NFL Coach of the Year, as well as contract extensions for franchise pillars Justin Jefferson, T.J. Hockenson, Christian Darrisaw and Andrew Van Ginkel.
The 2024 free agency class is one of the best in team history and helped Minnesota go 14-3 for the second most wins in a season in franchise history. The Vikings signed QB Sam Darnold, RB Aaron Jones, Sr., OLBs Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard, as well as LB Blake Cashman in the initial wave and continued to strategically build the roster.
The Vikings also were aggressive in the 2024 NFL Draft, trading up one spot to select J.J. McCarthy at No. 10 overall (the highest Minnesota has drafted a QB) and moving up the board to select outside linebacker Dallas Turner at No. 17 overall.
During 2025 free agency, the Vikings focused their early efforts on adding to the offensive and defensive lines.
Minnesota signed veteran interior defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave, as well as center Ryan Kelly and right guard Will Fries to begin this year’s effort. The Vikings also re-signed cornerback Byron Murphy, Jr., and added to the position with free agents Isaiah Rodgers and Jeff Okudah.
The o-line efforts continued in the 2025 NFL Draft when Minnesota selected Donovan Jackson out of Ohio State with the 24th overall pick. Although Minnesota began with just four selections, Adofo-Mensah was able to navigate the board to add four more players and acquire backup QB Sam Howell by navigating the draft board with Day 2 and 3 trades.
Adofo-Mensah has gone beyond the advanced-planning acquisitions to execute key in-season deals just before trade deadlines. The first was in 2022 when Minnesota acquired Hockenson, who has already racked up 196 catches for 1,934 yards in 27 regular-season games played for the Vikings.
In 2023, Adofo-Mensah responded to Kirk Cousins’ season-ending Achilles injury by adding QB Joshua Dobbs just before the trade deadline, and this past season, the Vikings acquired Cam Robinson to fill the large void created when Darrisaw was lost for the season in Week 8. Robinson helped Minnesota win nine consecutive games from Week 9-17.
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