Indianapolis — Given his previous career as a portfolio manager and commodities trader on Wall Street, no one should have been surprised that Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was a deal-making machine in his first year on the job.
During his first draft, Adofo-Mensah made 10 trades. And a few months later, at the trading deadline, he acquired tight end T.J. Hockenson from the Detroit Lions for a package of picks. That was the second trade between the division rivals, with the sides swapping first-round draft picks, which allowed the Lions to move up 20 spots to get wide receiver Jameson Williams.