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Position: | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | May 25, 1985||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, California) | ||||||||||||||
College: | San Diego State (2003–2007) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 3 / pick: 94 | ||||||||||||||
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Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||
Regular season: | 25–16 (.610) | ||||||||||||||
Postseason: | 0–1 (.000) | ||||||||||||||
Career: | 25–17 (.595) | ||||||||||||||
Record at Pro Football Reference |
Kevin William O'Connell (born May 25, 1985), nicknamed "KOC",[1] is an American professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was the quarterback for the San Diego State Aztecs and was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft. He also played for the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and San Diego Chargers before retiring in 2012. O'Connell's NFL coaching career began in 2015; he held various assistant coaching roles on the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and Los Angeles Rams (where he won Super Bowl LVI as offensive coordinator, in the 2021–2022 season).