Minnesota Vikings Coaching Staff

The Minnesota Vikings have finally filled all of the vacancies on their coaching staff. Compared to the overhaul last year, the changes this year were relatively few. The biggest change was at defensive coordinator. After a brutally disappointing season, Ed Donatell was fired. Former New England Patriots play-caller and Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores was hired. A few other assistant coaches left Minnesota for advancement or opportunities elsewhere. 

Out

Defensive Coordinator: Ed Donatell

Inside Linebackers: Greg Manusky

Assistant Quarterbacks: Jerrod Johnson

Assistant Defensive Line: A’Lique Terry

Assistant Linebackers: Sam Siefkes

Assistant Defensive Backs: Roy Anderson

Assistant Special Teams: Ben Kotwica

In

Defensive Coordinator: Brian Flores

Inside Linebackers: Mike Siravo

Assistant Quarterbacks: Grant Udinski

Assistant Defensive Line: Patrick Hill

Assistant Inside Linebackers: Thad Bogardus 

Assistant Defensive Backs: Michael Hutchings 

Defensive Assistant: Imarjaye Albury

Assistant Special Teams: Dalmin Gibson

Brian Flores has a long, strong NFL coaching resume. He started his professional football career as a scout with the Patriots. He shifted to the team’s coaching ranks and started a steady and fairly quick climb. He was the play-caller that shut down the explosive Los Angeles Rams offense in Super Bowl LIII. That got him a head coaching opportunity with the Miami Dolphins. Mike Siravo has been coaching since 1998. Most of that experience was at the college level with Matt Ruhle. Siravo followed Ruhle to the Carolina Panthers in 2020 to coordinate run defense and coach linebackers. Siravo and Flores crossed paths at Boston College. Siravo was a graduate assistant. Flores was a student and linebacker. Grant Udinski is an internal hire as he spent last season as an assistant to Kevin O’Connell, working on special projects. Thad Bogardus coached outside linebackers for the Los Angeles Rams in 2022. He’s been working with that team’s linebackers or defensive linemen since 2017. So, he shared some time in Los Angeles with Kevin O’Connell. Prior to joining the Rams, Bogardus was a defensive assistant for the Denver Broncos from 2015-16. He earned Super Bowl rings with the Broncos and Rams. The Vikings plucked Patrick Hill, Michael Hutchings, and Dalmin Gibson from the college ranks. Each is young with a promising coaching future in front of them. The Vikings swiped Hill from Deion Sanders’ freshly completed Colorado coaching staff. Gibson was the special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach at Southern Illinois. Hutchings was coaching outside linebackers at Western Kentucky. 

Here’s the Vikings current coaching staff. 

2023 Minnesota Vikings Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Kevin O’Connell

Assistant Head Coach: Mike Pettine

Offensive Coordinator: Wes Phillips

Defensive Coordinator: Brian Flores

Special Teams Coordinator: Matt Daniels

Offense:

Quarterbacks: Chris O’Hara

Assistant Quarterbacks/Chief of Special Projects: Grant Udinski

Run Game Coordinator/Running Backs: Curtis Modkins

Receivers: Keenan McCardell

Assistant Receivers/Quality Control: Tony Sorrentino

Pass Game Coodinator/Tight Ends: Brian Angelichio

Offensive Line: Chris Kuper

Assistant Offensive Line: Justin Rascati

Pass Game Specialist/Game Management Coordinator: Ryan Cordell

Quality Control: Derron Montgomery

Defense:

Defensive Line: Chris Rumph

Assistant Defensive Line: Patrick Hill

Outside Linebackers/Pass Rush Specialist: Mike Smith

Inside Linebackers: Mike Siravo

Assistant Inside Linebackers: Thad Bogardus

Defensive Backs: Daronte Jones

Assistant Defensive Backs: Michael Hutchings

Defensive Assistant: Imarjaye Albury

Quality Control: Lance Bennett

Special Teams:

Assistant Special Teams: Dalmin Gibson