Fox Sports activities NFL insider Jay Glazer dropped a bombshell when he reported this previous weekend that a number of groups are involved in presumably buying Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell through a commerce.
Whereas O’Connell stated on Monday he was “not actually involved in…addressing the rumors or hypothesis” as his 14-3 Vikings put together to play a wild-card playoff recreation on the 10-7 Los Angeles Rams this coming Monday night time, he strongly steered he would not welcome a transfer to a special membership throughout the upcoming offseason.
“What I can inform you is I really like this group,” O’Connell stated, as shared by Kevin Seifert of ESPN. “I really like every thing about this group. That is the place I wish to be. That is the place I wish to maintain teaching and main.”
O’Connell signed a four-year contract when he accepted the Minnesota gig in February 2022, and he guided the membership to a 13-4 document in his first season in cost. Nevertheless, his Vikings in the end suffered an upset 31-24 loss to the New York Giants within the wild-card spherical of that postseason match, and Minnesota then completed final season at 7-10 after quarterback Kirk Cousins went down with a torn Achilles in Week 8.
Extra not too long ago, journeyman Sam Darnold grew to become a revelation and a potential Comeback Player of the Year Award winner whereas working with O’Connell. In accordance with Pro Football Reference, Darnold ended Week 18 ranked fifth within the NFL with 4,319 passing yards, fifth with 35 touchdowns by the air and fifteenth amongst certified gamers with a 60.6 adjusted QBR.
O’Connell added on Monday that his “sole focus at this level” is having the Vikings able to play the Rams at SoFi Stadium. As of Tuesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed Minnesota as a 1.5-point favourite for that showdown.
Additionally on Tuesday, DraftKings Sportsbook had O’Connell because the betting favourite at -750 odds to say the Related Press Coach of the Yr Award for this season. Seifert reported that Vikings homeowners Zygi and Mark Wilf “have little interest in buying and selling O’Connell,” and it appears doubtless O’Connell will obtain a contract extension from his present employer in some unspecified time in the future between subsequent week and the beginning of the 2025 marketing campaign.
