The Minnesota Vikings finally finalized their 2020 Coaching Staff. Some might've thought they were done hiring coaches when they added Dom Capers to the team last week. They weren't. It was a near certainty that the Vikings would bring in coaches to assist Andre Patterson and Daronte Jones with the defensive line and defensive backs, respectively. With Patterson assuming co-defensive coordinator duties this season he was going to need some help coaching one of the largest position groups on a football team. Imarjaye Albury was hired to assist with the defensive line and Roy Anderson was hired to assist with the defensive backs.
Albury is a first-time NFL coach. He spent the past two seasons as a graduate assistant with the University of Arkansas, where he worked primarily with the defensive line. In 2018, he helped with the development of Vikings 2019 sixth-round pick Armon Watts.
Anderson brings extensive NFL experience to the defensive backs room. In fact, he seems over-qualified for an assistant defensive backs position. This season will be his 15th year of coaching in the NFL after spending last season as the lead defensive analyst for national champion LSU. From 2017-18, Anderson coached safeties for the Chicago Bears. He coached defensive backs for the Indianapolis Colts from 2012-15 and Baltimore Ravens from 2005-11. With head coach Mike Zimmer, senior defensive assistant Dom Capers, defensive backs coach Daronte Jones, and Anderson the Vikings will have a lot of experienced teachers focusing on a position group in serious need of a re-boot.
It's fairly safe to say that the Vikings have finalized their 2020 coaching staff. It includes a robust total of 22 coaches.
Minnesota Vikings 2020 Coaches
Head Coach: Mike Zimmer
Offensive Coaches:
Offensive Coordinator: Gary Kubiak
Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator: Rick Dennison
Quarterbacks: Klint Kubiak
Running Backs: Kennedy Polamalu
Wide Receivers: Andrew Janocko
Tight Ends: Brian Pariani
Assistant Offensive Line: Phil Rauscher
Offensive Quality Control: Christian Jones
Offensive Quality Control: AC Patterson
Defensive Coaches:
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line: Andre Patterson
Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Adam Zimmer
Senior Defensive Assistant: Dom Capers
Defensive Backs: Daronte Jones
Assistant Defensive Line: Imarjaye Albury
Assistant Defensive Backs: Roy Anderson
Defensive Quality Control: Nick Rallis
Special Teams Coaches:
Special Teams Coordinator: Marwan Maalouf
Assistant Special Teams: Ryan Ficken
Strength and Conditioning:
Head Strength and Conditioning: Mark Uyeyama
Assistant Strength and Conditioning: Derik Keyes
Assistant Strength and Conditioning: Chaz Mahle
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