When the Minnesota Vikings hired Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, it was a big gamble by the team’s ownership. They had just said goodbye to the successful but explosive partnership between Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman and weren’t interested in a long-term rebuild.

The Minnesota Vikings believe in the vision general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has for the organization's future. The team handed Adofo-Mensah a multiyear contract extension Friday after the team made the playoffs in two of his three seasons at the helm, it announced.

The Minnesota Vikings announced Friday they have signed general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to a multi-year extension.