Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell revealed he tried to get out of dancing at his personal marriage ceremony in 2010 with the authorized language in his contract when he was a participant.
O’Connell made the revelation to ESPN for a narrative about what gamers are prohibited from doing within the offseason. He was a quarterback for the New York Jets in 2010 when he was getting married to his spouse, Leah.
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“I attempted to make use of that clause to get out of dancing at my very own marriage ceremony,” he stated. “It did not essentially work, and I used to be in a position to make it by way of with none damage.”
O’Connell was within the NFL from 2008 to 2012 however solely appeared in regular-season video games for the New England Patriots. He was additionally on the rosters of the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers.
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New York Jets quarterback Kevin O’Connell, #7, drops again to go in the course of the second half of the New York Giants’ 31-16 win over the New York Jets in a preseason sport on the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Getty Images)
He later served as an offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams earlier than taking on as the pinnacle coach of the Vikings in 2022.
As a coach, he stated the “very last thing you need” is to have a participant go down with a non-football damage which has been seen a number of occasions in the previous few seasons.
Minnesota was 7-10 final season.
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell makes a go in the course of the Minnesota Vikings Minicamp on June 5, 2024 at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minnesota. (Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images)
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The crew misplaced Kirk Cousins to the Atlanta Falcons however signed Sam Darnold and drafted J.J. McCarthy. The crew additionally re-signed Justin Jefferson.
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