The Vikings shocked the NFL world on Friday when they announced they were firing general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. The team had long been rumored to be on rocky waters with their front office leader for a variety of reasons. Following the firing, the Wilf family spoke to the media and discussed some of the thought process behind the move they made.
Wilf explained, “It’s not necessarily a fair thing to talk about any one decision and that’s the way we approach it. It’s a body of work. It’s a cumulative set of decisions. It’s four years of where we’ve been and we as ownership — and I know our fans feel it and our entire organization — feels we need to get to a better place.”
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It seems that they confirmed the prior reporting by The Athletic’s Diana Russini, which shared key points about what may have burned the bridge with the Vikings and their now-former general manager. She shared that misses in the draft played a large role in firing Adofo-Mensah, as well as the team’s failure to secure quarterback Daniel Jones this past offseason.
And on the topic of quarterback news, his opting away from signing Aaron Rodgers, who showed interest in playing on a “below-market” deal. Not the best of times for the Vikings but it seems they made this move with the idea they can turn the page and start fresh before a pivotal season gets underway with a roster close to being in contention for a Super Bowl.
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Vikings ownership says ‘one decision’ wasn’t why they fired GM