Kevin William O'Connell (born May 25, 1985), nicknamed "KOC", [1] is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).

3 days ago · Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell was voted the 2024 AP NFL Coach of the Year on Thursday night at NFL Honors. O'Connell received 25 first-place votes and 361 points to win the honor ...

3 days ago · Kevin O’Connell beat out Dan Campbell for Coach of the Year after leading the Minnesota Vikings to 14 wins with quarterback Sam Darnold.. O’Connell got 25 first-place votes, 18 seconds and seven thirds, appearing on all 50 ballots. Campbell, who guided Detroit to a franchise-record 15 wins, got 19 first-place votes to finish second.

3 days ago · View photos of View photos of Vikings QB Sam Darnold, FB C.J. Ham, S Camryn Bynum, S Joshua Metellus, and Head Coach Kevin O'Connell at 2025 NFL Honors in New Orleans. 1 / 39 Mikey Owens/NFL

3 days ago · Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell was named the Associated Press Coach of the Year during Thursday night’s NFL Honors program in New Orleans.. In his third season as Minnesota’s ...

3 days ago · Harrison Smith and Kevin O'Connell Stacy Bengs / AP O'Connell is the second Vikings head coach to earn the honor, joining Bud Grant who won it in 1969. He is also the first coach in franchise ...

Feb 16, 2022 · O'Connell most recently was the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated the Bengals 23-20 Sunday in Super Bowl LVI. He spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons...

Jan 22, 2025 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and coach Kevin O’Connell agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension on Tuesday, following a 14-3 regular season that defied external widespread preseason projections of at least a losing record if not a last-place finish in the NFC North.

Jan 21, 2025 · EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings and Head Coach Kevin O’Connell have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, the team announced Tuesday.

3 days ago · In 2008, then-Patriots head coach Bill Belichick selected quarterback Kevin O'Connell in the third round of the draft. On Thursday night, Belichick awarded O'Connell the 2024 NFL Coach of the Year ...