The story behind the controversial second round trade.
It was just hours before day two of the 2022 NFL draft was to begin. In the Minnesota Vikings war room, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was tense. The 40 year old analytics expert was only about three months into his first general manager job, and this was the first draft for which he was in charge.
He was already taking a lot of heat for the move he had made the previous day. He had traded down 20 spots in the first round. With a division rival no less.