EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings will have a new offensive line coach next season.
Coach Mike Zimmer said Tuesday morning he decided not to renew the contract of offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, after the Vikings gave up 45 sacks this season and allowed Teddy Bridgewater to be pressured more than any quarterback in the NFL, according to ESPN Stats and Information. Asked why he didn't renew Davidson's contract, Zimmer said, "I didn't want to."
Davidson joined the Vikings in 2011 on Leslie Frazier's staff and was one of four holdovers from Frazier's group to work for Zimmer, joining special teams coordinator Mike Priefer, wide receivers coach George Stewart and tight ends coach Kevin Stefanski.