Vikings new head coach plans could be thwarted by Sean McVay

The Minnesota Vikings were planning to hire Kevin O’Connell as their next head coach but they may have to change their plans.

After moving on from Mike Zimmer, the Minnesota Vikings did quite a few interviews while searching for their next head coach. They eventually landed on Kevin O’Connell, the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams.

Of course, the Rams are playing in the Super Bowl tomorrow and everyone will be paying close attention to the man who fans in Minnesota hope can help bring the purple and gold to the big game in the near future.

Sadly, a recent report might put the hiring of Kevin O’Connell in a bit of danger. The report comes from New York Post and shares an interesting detail about the current Rams head coach, Sean McVay.

Why should Vikings fans worry about Sean McVay’s future?

The report states that there is a chance McVay may have an interest in shifting his career away from coaching to focus on other things in his life. If that’s true, his future could be in analysis or commentary, opening up the position of head coach for the Rams.

Kevin O’Connell’s deal in Minnesota isn’t done. There is still a chance that if an opening arises to become the next head coach of the Rams that it could be a job that O’Connell may want to take over leading the Vikings for the foreseeable future.

This will be a situation to watch closely. Nothing is likely to happen until the Super Bowl is played, but it would be quite a blow to the Minnesota Vikings if Kevin O’Connelldoes decide to stay with the Rams.

In the meantime, expect the Minnesota Vikings to continue hoping their plans don’t get blindsided by their expected head coach hire. Something like that would be extremely frustrating to the new general manager as he attempts to put together a gameplan for success.