The Minnesota Vikings may have to pay up for their head coach at some point soon.
Head coach Kevin O’Connell was speaking in front of the Minneapolis media on Thursday and made it clear that he is interested in signing an extension with the team.
At least, that is how he feels right now.
“I do. I’ve had great dialogue with our ownership…Anything beyond that I would prefer to kind of keep those discussions internal,” O’Connell said.
Vikings HC Kevin O'Connell on if he wants to sign a contract extension this offseason:
"I do." ?
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O’Connell, who is still just 39 years of age, has proven how good of a head coach he is over the last few seasons in Minnesota.
Over his first three seasons with the Vikings, O’Connell is 34-17 and has guided the team to multiple seasons with 13+ wins in the regular season.
However, he is still searching for his first career playoff win as a head coach.
This offseason, he and the front office are going to have to make a decision on what to do about the starting quarterback position.
While on a one-year deal, Sam Darnold turned in a Pro Bowl season and made folks around the league believe that he could be a possible franchise quarterback moving forward.
O’Connell could also potentially lose his defensive coordinator in Brian Flores, who has had multiple head-coaching interviews already.
If the Vikings want to continue to progress and become champions down the road, they have to iron some things out.
One of those things that they have to iron out is a possible contract extension for their head coach.
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