6 head coach candidates with a connection to the new Vikings GM

Jim Harbaugh

• Current Position:
  • Michigan head coach
• Connection to Adofo-Mensah:
  • San Francisco 49ers head coach (2013-14)

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah joined the 49ers’ staff in 2013 and their head coach at the time was Jim Harbaugh. San Francisco and Harbaugh went on to earn a spot in the NFC Championship during the 2013 season before the head coach departed from the franchise in 2015.

Harbaugh reportedly has an interest in returning to the NFL to be a head coach and a random rumor actually has him connected to the Vikings. It would be pretty impressive if one of Adofo-Mensah’s first moves as Minnesota’s general manager is convincing Harbaugh to leave Michigan for the Twin Cities.

Ryan Day

• Current Position:
  • Ohio State head coach
• Connection to Adofo-Mensah:
  • San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach (2016)

So far, Ryan Day has not interviewed for any of the head coach openings around the NFL. However, Day has been very successful since becoming the head guy in charge at Ohio State in 2019 (34-4 record), and he could be someone that might not want to pass up an opportunity to jump back into the pros if he’s offered the chance to do so.