MINNESOTA VIKINGS HEAD coach Kevin O'Connell remembers one of the first conversations he had with Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay after O'Connell was hired to be the Rams offensive coordinator in 2020.
"From the day I went there, he talked to me about, 'I do believe that you're going to have an opportunity to be a head coach in this league," O'Connell recounted. "I think you're more than capable, but I want you to take advantage of this opportunity and grow.'"
When the Rams hired O'Connell following a stint as offensive coordinator in Washington, it wasn't really an interview, McVay said, but "more of an opportunity to say, 'All right, we'd like to have you come here.