This offseason could be one of exodus for the Minnesota Vikings. Despite teams thinking that they could trade for Kevin O’Connell, he won’t be going anywhere.
The NFL’s best-kept coaching secret may be Minnesota Vikings wide receiver skipper Keenan McCardell. The man was in the mix for a couple of offensive coordinator interviews in 2023, though none came to fruition.
The NFL’s annual head coaching carousel is winding down, with the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders as the only teams left to hire new skippers.
Vikings WR coach Keenan McCardell was recently named the NFC offensive coordinator for the Pro Bowl Games. However, that may not be the last coordinator position in his near future.
With an established top tier and some young options revealing themselves last season, here is a look at where clubs' QB depth charts stand. Contracts and long-term outlooks do not factor in here; these rankings apply only to 2025 on-field capabilities.
Keenan McCardell has been one of the most respected assistant coaches in the NFL for years. He has been serving as the Vikings wide receiver coach for the past three seasons, and the Vikings coach was one of the few retained in the head coaching transition from Mike Zimmer to Kevin O’Connell during the 2022 offseason.
Yes, the flag football game requires an OC There have been rumors circulating this offseason that Minnesota Vikings’ wide receiver coach Keenan McCardell was in the mix for an offensive coordinator position somewhere, and now he’s gotten that opportunity.
Last offseason, highly-respected Vikings wide receivers coach Keenan McCardell interviewed with the Patriots and Buccaneers for their offensive coordinator openings, but ultimately remained in Minnesota for a third season when those franchises went in different directions.
VikingsTerritory’s Purple Rumor Mill is a two-day chronicle each week. All the week’s rumors are lassoed and plopped in two spots — articles on Saturday and Sunday — for review.
The NFL Draft is now only seven rounds, a format that has been in place since 1997. However, the draft has been as long as 20 rounds in the past, and many prominent players were selected from those later rounds.