Tag: Ryan Cordell

Vikings put finishing touches on coaching staff with a slew of hirings

Vikings coaching staff is set with six new hirings

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has put the finishing touches on his coaching staff with the team confirming six new hires.

Greg Manusky being brought in as the inside linebackers coach was reported last week, but it was made official on Tuesday.

Other names on the list include Tony Sorrentino (assistant wide receivers/quality control), Derron Montgomery (offensive quality control), A’Lique Terry (assistant defensive line), Steve Donatell (defensive quality control) and Ryan Cordell (pass game specialist/game management coordinator.

Steve Donatell is an interesting addition to the staff with his father, Ed Donatell, being named as the team’s new defensive coordinator. So there will be another father and son duo in the coaching room for the Vikings.

Manusky has served as a defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders, Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Chargers. So he’ll bring in a lot of experience in helping the Vikings improve their struggling defense.

Here is the list of Vikings coaches in its entirety.

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Browns plan to have Mike Priefer fill in for Kevin Stefanski as head coach

The Browns have experience with Priefer filling in for Stefanski in a critical game

The sobering news is that Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski has tested positive for COVID-19 and could miss the critical Week 15 home date with the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday. The upshot is that the Browns do have some experience in handling this exact scenario and also have a plan of attack in place.

As was the case when Stefanski missed the playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers last season due to a positive COVID-19 test, Browns special teams coordinator Mike Priefer will handle the head coaching duties. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt will assume all playcalling responsibility during the game.

Stefanski’s chief of staff, Callie Brownson, will have an increased role in coaching on the sidelines on Saturday as well. Running backs coach Ryan Cordell has also tested positive for COVID-19. Brownson has served as an interim position coach before, taking over for TE coach Drew Petzing last season when his wife gave birth. Brownson was the first woman to ever assume coaching duties for an NFL regular-season game. She also replaced WR coach Chad O’Shea for the playoff game against Pittsburgh.

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Browns complete their coaching staff, add 6 more assistants

The Kevin Stefanski staff for 2020 is now complete

With days to go in advance of the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, the Cleveland Browns have completed the hiring process for the entire coaching staff under head coach Kevin Stefanski. The team announced the hiring of six more assistants on Wednesday in conjunction with the inaugural press conferences for new coordinators Alex Van Pelt and Joe Woods.

The Browns added the following sextet of assistants to Stefanski’s staff:

  • Ben Bloom – senior defensive assistant
  • Stephen Bravo-Brown – defensive quality control
  • Ryan Cordell – coaching assistant
  • Jeremy Garrett – assistant defensive line
  • Brandon Lynch – assistant defensive backs
  • Seitu Smith – offensive quality control to the coaching staff

Cordell is the only coach who is a holdover, having served as a football research analyst for the Browns in 2019.

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