The Vikings announced Wednesday that they hired Brent Salazar as the team’s new strength and conditioning coach.
The 2016 season will mark Salazar’s 11th in the NFL. Salazar spent the previous nine seasons (2007-15) with the Kansas City Chiefs as their assistant strength and conditioning coach and served as a strength and conditioning intern for the Broncos during the 2005 season. During his time in the NFL, players coached by Salazar had five winning seasons, made four playoff appearances and captured two division titles (2005 Broncos and 2010 Chiefs).
Here are five things to know about Salazar:
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