The Minnesota Vikings have named Grant Udinski assistant quarterbacks coach and hired the following coaches to join Head Coach Kevin O’Connell’s staff:
Lance Bennett – Quality Control – Defense
Mike Siravo – Inside Linebackers
Bennett joins the Vikings coaching staff as the defensive quality control coach for his fourth season in the NFL. He previously served as the assistant to the head coach for defensive coordinator Brian Flores with the Miami Dolphins from 2019-21.
Siravo (SIR-ah-vo) enters his fourth season coaching in the NFL and first with the Vikings as inside linebackers coach, after spending two seasons as the senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach and one season as the linebacker coach with the Carolina Panthers. He brings 20 total years of coaching experience, both collegiately and professionally, to Head Coach Kevin O’Connell’s staff.
Udinski (U-din-skee) enters his second season with the Vikings and his first as assistant quarterbacks coach after serving as the assistant to the head coach/special projects in 2022. Udinski previously served as a coaching assistant for the Carolina Panthers from 2020-21.