When Kwesi Adofo-Mensah entered the 2023 offseason, he had little to work with. The resources were scarce. Minnesota was among the teams with the lowest cap space. In fact, they were way over the cap. He had to clear over $23 million to be in the black.
It cost the team some beloved veterans. Both Adam Thielen and Eric Kendricks had to depart from the organization after combined 18 years with the Vikings. In addition, the Vikings only had four draft picks and received a fifth one via compensatory picks, a little present of our old friend, Tyler Conklin.