On Friday, the Minnesota Vikings fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after four seasons with the franchise. However, it appears the breakup between the two parties was an ugly one.

On Friday’s episode of the “Pat McAfee” show, NFL insider Adam Schefter shared details about Adofo-Mensah’s firing, saying the situation became “ugly” because of internal conflict and tension.

“It is late in the cycle,” Schefter said. “It’s an unusual time to fire somebody when he had been in the Senior Bowl all week long, working for the Vikings, and you come back to chilly Minnesota and deliver the news just a short time ago that you’re firing Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. Let me tell you this, I think one of the things that people talked about in the league all during the year was the tension that existed within the Vikings organization.

“Someone just texted me this morning. They go, ‘I told you it was ugly in Minnesota.’ And there was all sorts of talks. People didn’t like people, people didn’t get along. … The point is that, there’s a lot to this. There’s a lot that’s going to come out on this particular situation. But, the way it was set up was not working for people.”

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In the four years under Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s reign, the Vikings made the playoffs twice. However, they finished the season with a 9-8 record and failed to secure a postseason berth.

The team has, for the time being, named vice president of football operations Rob Brezezinski as interim general manager.

Vikings owner Mark Wilf reveals reasoning behind Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s firing

Franchise owner Mark Wilf addressed the decision to move on from Adofo-Mensah during a virtual press conference on Friday, explaining it was a calculated choice based on the past four seasons. Wilf also said the organization failed to meet its collective goals under Adofo-Mensah’s tenure.

“We understand there’ll be questions on the timing, and why now,” Wilf said. “I think you know how we want to operate as owners, we want to avoid knee-jerking reactions, be pragmatic, thoughtful, methodical in making these decisions.

“I’ll just say it again, it’s not necessarily a fair thing to talk about any one decision. That’s the way we approach it. It’s a body work. It’s a cumulative set of decisions. Its four years of where we’ve been. We as ownership feel- and I know our fans feel it and our entire organization feels it- we need to get to a better place.”

The Vikings are expected to begin their search for a new general manager after the conclusion of the 2026 NFL draft.