Vikings’ GM decision increases doubts about J.J. McCarthy’s future

Former Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s firing raises fresh doubts over quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s future.

Late Thursday evening, the Atlanta Falcons appeared to fill the last general manager opening of the 2026 hiring cycle by tabbing Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham for the role. But on Friday, the Vikings created another by firing Adofo-Mensah, their general manager since 2022.

In an announcement revealing the decision, ownership wrote that longtime Vikings front-office executive Rob Brzezinski, hired by the team as director of football administration in 1999 and serving as its executive vice president of football operations since 2014, will oversee “operations through the 2026 NFL Draft.

“After the draft,” the statement continued, “we intend to conduct a thorough search to identify our next general manager.”