49ers general manager John Lynch said the 49ers are hiring former Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as a personnel executive.

24 February 2026

Adofo-Mensah spent four seasons as the Vikings’ general manager, most notably helping build a Vikings team that went 14-3 in 2024 with Sam Darnold at quarterback. However, the team’s struggles with 2024 first-rounder J.J. McCarthy starting last season while Darnold won a Super Bowl in Seattle likely contributed to the end of his tenure in Minnesota. Adofo-Mensah spent 2013-2019 with the 49ers in the football research and development department. He now returns to the spot his football executive career began as a personnel executive.