Frazier new defensive coordinator
The Vikings have hired Indianapolis Colts assistant Leslie Frazier to become the new defensive coordinator.
It is believed that Frazier received a three-year deal.
The Vikings waited more than two weeks to replace Mike Tomlin apparently to speak to Frazier, who arrived for an interview Wednesday afternoon.
On Jan. 30, at Super Bowl media day, Frazier told the Pioneer Press that he would be interested in the Vikings vacancy and added that the transition would be smooth, given his familiarity to the Tampa 2, which the Colts also run.
Frazier was the defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2003 and 2004. His Bengals defense was tied for third in takeaways in 2004 with 36.
He joined the Colts in 2005 as a defensive assistant, and he was promoted to special assistant to the head coach and defensive backs coach for the 2006 season. He played a key role in the Colts' fielding the league's second-ranked pass defense.
"My goal is to one day be a head coach in the NFL, and one of those steps will probably be being a coordinator (again)," Frazier told the Pioneer Press on Jan. 30. "Hopefully, the right opportunity will come."
Frazier was on the same staff as Childress in Philadelphia from 1999 to 2002, serving as the defensive backs coach. As a player, Frazier was a cornerback out of Alcorn State, where he was an All-America. He played for the Chicago Bears from 1981 to 1986, starting during on the 1985 championship team and leading the team in interceptions.
Frazier will address the media today at a 2:30 press conference at Winter Park.
It is believed that Frazier received a three-year deal.
The Vikings waited more than two weeks to replace Mike Tomlin apparently to speak to Frazier, who arrived for an interview Wednesday afternoon.
On Jan. 30, at Super Bowl media day, Frazier told the Pioneer Press that he would be interested in the Vikings vacancy and added that the transition would be smooth, given his familiarity to the Tampa 2, which the Colts also run.
Frazier was the defensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2003 and 2004. His Bengals defense was tied for third in takeaways in 2004 with 36.
He joined the Colts in 2005 as a defensive assistant, and he was promoted to special assistant to the head coach and defensive backs coach for the 2006 season. He played a key role in the Colts' fielding the league's second-ranked pass defense.
"My goal is to one day be a head coach in the NFL, and one of those steps will probably be being a coordinator (again)," Frazier told the Pioneer Press on Jan. 30. "Hopefully, the right opportunity will come."
Frazier was on the same staff as Childress in Philadelphia from 1999 to 2002, serving as the defensive backs coach. As a player, Frazier was a cornerback out of Alcorn State, where he was an All-America. He played for the Chicago Bears from 1981 to 1986, starting during on the 1985 championship team and leading the team in interceptions.
Frazier will address the media today at a 2:30 press conference at Winter Park.
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