FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

VIKINGS ANNOUNCE UPDATES TO 2020 COACHING STAFF

Eagan, Minn. (January 27, 2020) – The have made the following updates to the 2020 coaching staff:

Gary Kubiak - Andre Patterson & Adam Zimmer - Co-Defensive Coordinators - Wide Receivers Daronte Jones - Defensive Backs Phil Rauscher - Assistant Offensive Line

Gary Kubiak will enter his 25th season as an NFL coach holding the title as the Vikings offensive coordinator/assistant in 2020. Kubiak joined the Vikings in 2019 and helped renew the club’s offense. As a team, the Vikings climbed from 30th in the NFL in rushing offense in 2018 to sixth in 2019. The Vikings posted a 3,000-yard passer (3,602 by ), a 1,000-yard rusher (1,135 by ) and a 1,000-yard receiver (1,130 by ) while sending Cousins, Cook and fullback C.J. Ham to the . The Vikings offense recorded 45 , the highest total since 2009. Kubiak helped Cousins to the best season of his career with a 107.4 and a 26-6 -to- ratio.

Andre Patterson will help oversee Minnesota’s defense in his ninth season with the club, his first as a defensive coordinator while continuing his work with the defensive line. Since re-joining the club six seasons ago, Patterson has helped the Vikings defense rank third in the NFL in sacks (260), rushing touchdowns allowed (123) and opponent yards per game (321.8). In 2019, the Vikings posted 30 defensive takeaways, the third-best mark in the league with 17 (third in NFL) and 14 recoveries (fifth in NFL). and Everson Griffen earned Pro Bowl honors for their efforts in 2019. While under Patterson’s guidance, Hunter became the youngest player in NFL history to eclipse 50.0 career sacks.

Adam Zimmer begins his seventh season with the Vikings in 2020 and his first as a defensive coordinator while still overseeing the . Zimmer was vital in developing Pro Bowl linebackers Anthony Barr and . In Zimmer’s six seasons with the Vikings, the defensive unit ranks in the top of the league in third down conversions (first, 36.1%), offensive points allowed (second, 181), opponent yards per game (third, 321.8), and sacks (third, 260). Kendricks was named AP First Team All-Pro after his 2019 season where he led the team in tackles for the fifth consecutive season and finished with 12 passes defensed, tied for the most among NFL linebackers.

Daronte Jones (duh-RAHN-tay) joins the Vikings as he enters his fifth season in the NFL after a pair of two year stints with the and as a defensive backs coach. Before joining the NFL in 2016, Jones served as the Wisconsin Badgers defensive backs coach

in 2015 when the Badgers led the nation with only seven passing touchdowns allowed. Jones also spent time as a collegiate coach with Hawaii, UCLA, Bowie State, Nicholls State and Lenoir- Rhyne University. The former Morgan State defensive back also coached in the in 2011 with the Montreal Alouettes.

Phil Rauscher (RAU-sher) brings five years of NFL coaching experience to the Vikings staff after previously spending time with the Washington Redskins (2018-19) and (2015- 17). Rauscher most recently served as Washington’s offensive line coach for the final 11 games of the 2019 season. The former UCLA offensive lineman is familiar with the Vikings offensive staff as he previously worked with Gary and , and in Denver. Before joining the NFL, Rauscher coached collegiately at Lutheran, Hawaii, Utah, Dixie State and UCLA.

Current Vikings Coaching Staff: ...... Head Coach Gary Kubiak ...... Offensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach Marwan Maalouf ...... Special Teams Coordinator Andre Patterson ...... Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Adam Zimmer ...... Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Rick Dennison ...... Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Ryan Ficken ...... Assistant Special Teams Andrew Janocko ...... Wide Receivers Christian Jones ...... Offensive Quality Control Daronte Jones ...... Defensive Backs Derik Keyes ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Klint Kubiak ...... Chaz Mahle ...... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Brian Pariani ...... Tight Ends AC Patterson ...... Offensive Quality Control Kennedy Polamalu ...... Running Backs Nick Rallis ...... Defensive Quality Control Phil Rauscher ...... Assistant Offensive Line Robert Rodriguez ...... Assistant Defensive Line Mark Uyeyama ...... Director of Competition Development

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