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Tyler Forness

Kevin O’Connell has an opening to bring in former Rams co-workers

When the Minnesota Vikings hired head coach Kevin O’Connell, he brought along some of his former co-workers from the Los Angeles Rams. The two most notable ones were offensive coordinator Wes Phillips and special teams coordinator Matt Daniels.

He tried to bring over more coaches but he was blocked by his former boss Sean McVay. On Tuesday, it was announced that McVay would allow his assistants to pursue other opportunities without resistance, which means that the Rams will not block them from taking other opportunities.

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This could mean a lot of things for the Vikings. With the struggles on defense, will defensive coordinator Ed Donatell retain his job? The Vikings did have Raheem Morris, the Rams current defensive coordinator, as a head coaching finalist. If the Vikings move on from Donatell, Morris could be a prime candidate to take his place.

The likely assistants that O’Connell will target are the lower level ones. One that he tried to interview to bring over with him was Rams defensive backs assistant Jonathan Cooley but the Rams blocked O’Connell from interviewing him for what would have been a lateral move.

Now with the restrictions lifted, this could be the path for O’Connell.

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