Coach Kevin O'Connell was waiting. It was the Vikings' fifth first-quarter turnover in 10 games, the most in the NFL at the time, and the issue had been addressed repeatedly in team meetings. What Jones encountered, however, was O'Connell's secret sauce. He was "stern" but not angry, Jones recalled.

The Minnesota Vikings gave the first JJ McCarthy update in awhile. According to Kevin O'Connell, he is back on the field doing football activities, and

O'Connell has compiled a 34-17 record in the regular season over the past three years, and is the first head coach in team history to have multiple 13-win seasons.

The Minnesota Vikings and head coach Kevin O’Connell have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, as announced by the team on Tuesday. The 39-year-old head coach

The Vikings and Head Coach Kevin O’Connell have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, the team announced Tuesday.

EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings and coach Kevin O'Connell agreed Tuesday on a multiyear contract extension, closing an unusual chapter and locking down one of the NFL's top young head coaches. Terms were not immediately available.

EAGAN (WJON News) -- The Minnesota Vikings are signing head coach Kevin O’Connell to a multi-year contract extension. The team did not release the terms of the agreement. O’Connell’s Vikings went 14-and-3 in the 2024 regular season before losing to the LA Rams in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs.

The Minnesota Vikings had a great season and head coach Kevin O'Connell has picked up his first award to commemorate it.

(Eagan, MN) -- One of the best head coaches in the NFL is staying in Minnesota. The Vikings inked an extension with Kevin O'Connell on Tuesday.

Adofo-Mensah and O'Connell have a 34-17 record over three years together — plus 0-2 in the playoffs — after they were hired a couple of weeks apart in 2022.

They talked around the choice that the team is facing between re-signing or franchise tagging Darnold or turning the franchise over to McCarthy.