Kevin O’Connell, Sam Darnold and Brian Flores could be heading to New Orleans, after all. The Vikings head coach, quarterback and defensive coordinator were among the 40 finalists named Thursday for eight of the league’s most prestigious awards,

From backup quarterback to a Super Bowl-winning coach, Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell’s rise through the NFL has been nothing short of remarkable. Now, with a new contract extension that makes him one of the league’s highest-paid head coaches,

On Thursday, O’Connell was named the NFL Coach of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America. And he might not be done piling up the awards.

O'Connell, 39, lands a contract extension after guiding Vikings to 14-3 record with Sam Darnold at quarterback.

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has some of the traits that turn pros into living legends, and he's close to one in particular.

O'Connell joined the Los Angeles Rams as offensive coordinator in January 2020. In his second season, the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 to win Super Bowl LVI. In February 2022, Kevin ...

In three seasons with the Vikings, the 39-year-old O’Connell is 34-17 in the regular season and 0-2 in the playoffs.

Kevin O'Connell's wife is Leah O'Connell, a fellow graduate from San Diego State University and a former student-athlete.

The young head coach has squeezed blood from a stone in two regular seasons; now he deserves the players to truly compete.

Kevin O’Connell and the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a multiyear contact extension, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday.

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.

It’s not every day Kevin O'Connell receives a text from Peyton Manning ... Ahead of the Rams’ wild-card game, the two-time Super Bowl champion, Peyton Manning reached out to the Vikings ...