When the Minnesota Vikings were officially eliminated from the playoffs after an ugly series of losses down the stretch, attention rapidly shifted to the fate of Brian Flores, the team’s long-time defensive coordinator who has been waiting for a new head coaching gig since being fired by the Miami Dolphins back in 2021.
Although he missed his entire rookie campaign with a torn meniscus in his right knee, Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy entered 2025 as the team’s unquestioned starter.
Brian Flores or a Vikings DC successor will not have Mike Pettine around for experienced help in 2026, however. The veteran staffer is retiring, Kevin O’Connell announced Tuesday.
Thanks to pro-football-reference.com's addition of unofficial sack totals to players' resumes, more clarity has emerged about the best pass-rushing years from previous eras.
The Minnesota Vikings are working really hard to get defensive coordinator Brian Flores to agree to a contract extension. He's priority No. 1 for the organization right now, as he's led one of the best defensive units in the NFL during his three seasons in Minnesota.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was charged with misdemeanor trespassing after being arrested early Monday morning in Tampa, Fla., according to multiple reports Tuesday, marking his third encounter with law enforcement in less than three years.
Vikings assistant head coach Mike Pettine is retiring this offseason, Kevin O'Connell announced in his end-of-season press conference on Tuesday. Pettine has been with the Vikings for the past four years under O'Connell, who got his start in coaching in 2015 as the Browns' quarterbacks coach when Pettine was the head coach.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Shortly after GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah gave a huge hint about McCarthy's future, head coach Kevin O'Connell spoke about McCarthy and the team's quarterback room as a whole.
Minnesota Vikings assistant head coach and former Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine is retiring after 25 seasons on NFL sidelines. Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell made the announcement on Tuesday.
The Minnesota Vikings’ defensive success has turned coordinator Brian Flores and assistant coach Daronte Jones into high-priority targets across the NFL.