Former “Washington” assistant Kevin O’Connell has been appointed head coach of the “Vikings”.

Former Washington coach Kevin O’Connell has been named head coach of the Vikings. originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington

Another young, former Washington assistant has been appointed NFL head coach.

Kevin O’Connell, who spent three seasons in Washington from 2017 to 2019, is officially named Minnesota Vikings head coach, the team said Wednesday.

The 36-year-old O’Connell has spent the last two seasons in quality Los Angeles Rams Coordinator of the offensive under head coach Sean McVay. His transfer to the Vikings was announced for more than a week, but officially it could not happen only after the Super Cup, because it played “Rams”.

In Washington, O’Connell served as the coordinator of Washington’s offensive action in the 2019 season after spending two previous seasons as a defending coach. After the dismissal of Jay Gruden, he was given responsibilities for the games, and he was sometimes impressed. O’Connell was initially in the discussion to retain his post after hiring head coach Ron Rivera, but Washington’s new boss decided to hire Scott Turner from Carolina instead.

Next season, O’Connell will meet with Washington, as it is planned that the “Vikings” will come to FedEx Field at some point in 2022. However, the Vikings do not play with the Rams in the regular season, so the O’Connell-McVeigh match will have to wait.