Vikings Hire New VP of Football Operations

Noah Moore |

May 16, 2022

The Vikings Turned Down a Trade — Mar 1, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports.

The Minnesota Vikings added yet another new hire to the front office.

After hiring a new general manager and a new head coach this offseason, the leadership rebuild continues. This morning, the news emerged that the Minnesota Vikings are hiring a new VP of Football Operations, Demitrius Washington.

The #Vikings have hired former #49ers Director of Research and Development Demitrius Washington as their new VP of Football Operations. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, who actually held this title with the #Browns, is finalizing his football structure, and this hire is a key part of it.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 16, 2022

Washington’s most recent role was as the manager of football research and development for the San Francisco 49ers, where he “managed and oversaw the department’s efforts in optimization and process improvement and developed predictive and statistical analysis for player evaluation, acquisition and strategy.”

Washington worked with San Francisco since 2015. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was with San Francisco from 2013 to 2020, so they know each other.

The #Vikings hired Demitrius Washington as VP of football operations. Washington worked in San Francisco with GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, who called him “one of the most uniquely gifted people I have met in my time in the NFL” in a statement.
— Ben Goessling (@BenGoessling) May 16, 2022

The Vikings have landed a new VP of Football Operations, and he will work closely with Kwesi on evaluating and acquiring players. Welcome to Minnesota, Demitrius Washington.

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