The Vikings' Kevin O'Connell is one of the great quarterback minds in the NFL. He got that way by doing one thing better than other coaches.

The Vikings' Kevin O'Connell is one of the great quarterback minds in the NFL. He got that way by doing one thing better than other coaches.

Kevin O'Connell "couldn't be happier" with how J.J. McCarthy looks at organized team activities, and he's looking forward to coaching against Aaron Rodgers for a third time in his career when the ...

Sam Darnold is gone, and J.J. McCarthy is healthy. The Vikings will be McCarthy’s team this season, even if Kevin O’Connell doesn’t come right out and say it. In an interview with Rich Eisen on ...

Kevin O’Connell Doesn’t Have a COY Trophy With a smile on his face, O’Connell said about the location of his Coach of the Year trophy: “Funny enough. I’m glad you asked, Kay.

"Funny enough, I'm glad you asked, Kay, I actually don't have it yet," O'Connell said. "We are in the process of trying to track it down. Because they don't let you leave with it the night you get it.

But Kevin O'Connell, who participated in the 2008 Combine and was a third-round pick by the New England Patriots in that draft, can hold bragging rights over the Minnesota Vikings quarterback room.

The Minnesota Vikings' quarterback dilemma isn't as complicated as it appears, according to head coach Kevin O'Connell. As Sam Darnold is poised to test free agency as the No. 1 quarterback on the ...

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell was named the Associated Press Coach of the Year during Thursday night’s NFL Honors program in New Orleans. In his third season as Minnesota’s ...

Darnold balled out on a one-year, $10 million deal in 2024, completing 66.2 percent of his passes for 4,319 yards, 35 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The former No. 3 overall pick led Minnesota ...

O'Connell is the second Vikings head coach to earn the honor, joining Bud Grant who won it in 1969. He is also the first coach in franchise history to have multiple seasons with at least 13 wins.