Vikings head coach declares his resignation
Clemson has signed Chris Rumph, the defensive line coach from the Vikings, to coach their defensive ends, the programme revealed on Monday.
Since Rumph has been out since October, the Vikings won’t see a significant change as a result of this. Along with defensive coordinator Brian Flores, assistant head coach Mike Pettine and assistant D-line coach Pat Hill have taken over his responsibilities. Petetine has mainly covered OLBs coach Mike Smith, who has been out of commission since prior to the start of the regular season for unrelated reasons.
Rumph played one season each with the Bears and Texans before being signed by the Vikings in 2022. From 2002 until 2019, he worked as an assistant coach at the collegiate level before entering the NFL. This includes serving as the defensive ends coach for five years, from 2006 to 2010, at Clemson. Thirteen years later, he’s back and assuming the same position for the Tigers, who are looking to make amends for their 2023 season setback.
This coming offseason, Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings will be searching for a new defensive line coach.
Harry joined PS.
N’Keal Harry has joined the practice squad of the Vikings, the team announced. In order to create space for Justin Jefferson on the 53-man roster, he was waived last week. Harry has played 49 special teams snaps and 23 offensive snaps in nine games this season, alternating between the active roster and PS.
