The Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings may be tied together for the foreseeable future. It started when the Browns hired long-time Vikings coach Kevin Stefanski as their head coach before the 2020 season. Stefanski went on to lead Cleveland to the playoffs his first year and win Coach of the Year.
Two years later, the Vikings hired Browns executive Kwesi Adofo-Mensah to be their new general manager. Adofo-Mensah beat out a number of other contenders for the position this offseason and should give Cleveland additional draft picks for his hiring. Those extra picks should help the Browns build around Baker Mayfield who they expect to have a “bounce back year” in 2022.
