OFFENSIVE LINE COACHING EXPERIENCE: 28TH SEASON NFL EXPERIENCE: 25TH SEASON VIKINGS EXPERIENCE: 1ST SEASON Rick Dennison brings a wealth of offensive experience to His first stint as an NFL came with the Vikings in 2019 as the club’s offensive line coach. Entering the Broncos (2006-08). Their offense ranked 7th in the NFL his 25th season of coaching in the NFL, Dennison has been part (350.5 yards per game) as Dennison oversaw 1 of just 2 units in of 12 playoff appearances, 5 division titles, and 3 the league to rank in the top 10 in both passing and rushing. He victories. previously worked as the team’s offensive line coach (2001-05) Dennison has coached 18 different Pro Bowl players across 7 and special teams coach (1997- 2000). different positions, including 6 offensive linemen. Of those 6, 5 Dennison originally joined the Denver staff in 1995 after made their 1st Pro Bowl appearance under him, while 3 made all spending the previous 3 years coaching at the high school level their trips with him as their coach. In Dennison’s time as a OL for Suffield (Conn.) Academy. He worked for 2 years in Denver coach and offensive coordinator his rushing offenses have aver- as an offensive assistant (1995-96) before being promoted to aged 2,038 yards a season (127.4 yards per game) and 4.4 yards special teams coach the next season. per carry while producing 14.3 a season. Undrafted out of Colorado State University, Dennison Prior to joining the Vikings, Dennison served on the staffs played 9 seasons at linebacker for the Broncos, appearing in 128 of the (2018), (2017), Baltimore Ra- games (52 starts) and totaling 514 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 4 inter- vens (2014), (2010-13) and two stints with the ceptions, 6 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries. He partici- (1995-2009, 15-16) in a variety of roles. pated in 3 Super Bowls as a player and was the team’s recipient In 2018, Dennison’s lone season as the Jets OL coach/run of the in 1989. game coordinator, the group allowed 10 fewer sacks (37) than At CSU, he earned 3 varsity letters and was named a 2nd- it did in 2017, protecting QB as he set team rookie team Academic All-American as a senior. Dennison earned 2 records for passing TDs (17) and passing yards per game (220.4) degrees in civil engineering from CSU, first his bachelor’s in In 2017 Dennison served as the offensive coordinator for the 1979 and later his master’s degree in 1982. Bills, helping a Buffalo offense that ranked 6th in rushing as A native of Kalispell, Montana, Dennison attended Rocky both running back LeSean McCoy and guard Richie Incognito Mountain High School in Fort Collins, lettering in football, bas- received Pro Bowl recognition. ketball and baseball. In his return to Denver as the offensive coordinator in 2015, Dennison and his wife, Shannon, have 3 sons, Joseph, Ste- Dennison oversaw the Broncos offense as the team navigated ven and Trey, and twin daughters, Abrynn and Allie. His son, a difficult schedule to finish with a 12-4 record, the AFC West Joseph, is married to Hayley and the couple has 2 sons, Brodrick Division title and the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Despite midseason John Dennison and Ezeckiel George Dennison. injury to Hall of Fame QB , Dennison helped the Broncos go 5-2 in QB ’s 1st 7 career starts before DENNISON’S BACKGROUND Manning returned in Week 17. The offense went on to commit Playing just 3 turnovers during the postseason to help secure a cham- 1976, 78-79...... Colorado State // /Wide Receiver pionship in . 1982-90...... Denver Broncos // Linebacker Following Manning’s retirement after the 2015 season Den- Coaching nison coached 1st-year starting QB , a 7th-round 1992-94...... Suffield (CT) Academy // Assistant Coach 1995-96...... Denver Broncos Offensive Assistant draft pick (#250) in the 2015 NFL Draft. IN 14 games Siemian // 1997-2000...... Denver Broncos // Special Teams went 289-for-486 for 3,401 yards, 18 TDs and 10 INTs. 2001-05...... Denver Broncos // Offensive Line In Dennison’s 1 season with Baltimore (2014), 2006-08...... Denver Broncos // Offensive Coordinator established career highs in passing yards (3,986) and 2009...... Denver Broncos // Offensive Line passes (27) and posted a combined 8 games with a 2010-13...... Houston Texans // Offensive Coordinator above 100.0 while being sacked just 19 times dur- 2014...... // ing the regular season—29 fewer than the previous year. 2015-16...... Denver Broncos // Offensive Coordinator During his time with Houston (2010-13), Texans running 2017...... Buffalo Bills // Offensive Coordinator backs produced an NFL-best 29 individual 100-yard rushing per- 2018...... New York Jets // Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator formances, including 24 by running back Arian Foster, who was 2019...... // Offensive Line named an All-Pro selection by The Associated Press 3 times in his 4 years under Dennison. During the 2012 season, 7 of Hous- ton’s 11 starters on offense received Pro Bowl recognition.