There was initially talk of Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell being a trade candidate. Broadcaster Paul Allen didn’t like it, and the Wilf family never truly entertained it. He now has a gaudy new contract extension.

The Minnesota Vikings have decided on head coach Kevin O'Connell staying with the team, as he has agreed to a multi-year extension.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and coach Kevin O’Connell agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension on Tuesday, following a 14-3 regular season that defied external widespread preseason projections of at least a losing record if not a last-place finish in the NFC North.

EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings and head coach Kevin O'Connell have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension. The team announced the extension Tuesday afternoon, with owner and president Mark Wilf calling O'Connell an "innovative play caller, an excellent communicator, and strong leader."

The Vikings’ next big decision will come at the quarterback position this offseason when the team chooses between potentially re-signing Sam Darnold or giving the job to J.J. McCarthy, who missed the entire season due to a knee injury after the team took him with the 10th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Kevin O'Connell will not coach 2025 on a lame duck contract. The potential 2024 Coach of the Year has struck it rich with a long-term contract extension to keep him leading the Minnesota Vikings for years to come. Terms of the deal haven't been revealed just yet, but the Vikings have confirmed the agreement.

Ahead of the NFL offseason, a report from Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio described “tension” between the Minnesota Vikings and head coach Kevin O’Connell ahead of contract talks for the ...

Do you, Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell, want to sign an extension to remain in Minnesota? “I do,” O’Connell said Thursday, per The Athletic. And do you, Vikings brass, want to keep ...

O’Connell was named Sporting News Coach of the Year on Thursday after leading Minnesota to a 14-3 record, the second-best mark in franchise history. O’Connell received 14 votes, dominating the field over Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions and Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs (3 votes each).

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

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