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PurplePTSD: Kwesi Adofo-Mensah: Taking Calculated Risks, Building Relationships, And Wall Street Background

It looks like the Vikings will hire Kwesi Adofo-Mensah for their GM opening. For this reason, we're offering up this piece to help give ...

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K. Joudry

2022-01-26

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It looks like the Vikings will hire Kwesi Adofo-Mensah for their GM opening. For this reason, we’re offering up this piece to help give readers a little bit of a sense of who he is.

Luke Braun offers some interesting thoughts on Adofo-Mensah by connecting his approach to football decisions with his background studying economics:

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Browns GM Andrew Berry has some high praise for him:

Star Tribune draws attention to his background in athletics, university, and on Wall Street:

There is a really interesting interview over on Browns.com with Kwesi Adofo-Mensah that Vikings fans may enjoy. Here is his response to going from a “commodities trader” to the NFL:

The Vikings have plenty of uncertainty in their immediate future, so Kwesi Adofo-Mensah may end up being a great hire. The salary cap needs a fair bit of work to get it back in working order. Someone who can be really wise with the purple finances would go a long way in getting this team back to relevance soon.


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