Eden Prairie, MN (January 25, 2016) – The Minnesota Vikings have named Pat Shurmur Tight Ends Coach. Shurmur, a former NFL head coach with Cleveland, enters his 18th season coaching in the National Football League. Shurmur was the Philadelphia Eagles Tight Ends Coach from 1999-01 where he developed three-time Pro Bowler Chad Lewis.
Vikings 11-year coaching veteran Kevin Stefanski will take over as Minnesota’s Running Backs Coach.
Shurmur joins the Vikings after spending the previous three seasons as the Eagles offensive coordinator and most recently served as Philadelphia’s interim head coach for one game, a 35-30 win over the New York Giants, in the 2015 season finale.