Thread: NFL Connections w/ Chargers

- Vikings head coach Brad Childress and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier coached on Philadelphia’s staff with Chargers
inside linebackers coach Ron Rivera.
- Frazier and Rivera were teammates with the Chicago Bears, including Chicago’s Super Bowl XX team.
- Childress and Vikings G Artis Hicks were in Philadelphia with Chargers S Clinton Hart in 2003.
- Vikings RB Tony Richardson and TE coach Jimmie Johnson were teammates of Chargers asst. secondary/quality control
coach Kevin Ross with the Chiefs.
- Vikings RB Chester Taylor was tutored by Chargers RB coach Matt Simon when he held the same position with the Ravens.
- Vikings S Dwight Smith and Chargers T Roman Oben were teammates in Tampa Bay.
- Vikings S Tank Williams played in Tennessee with Chargers QB Billy Volek.
- Vikings CB Antoine Winfi eld and DT Pat Williams played for Buffalo when Chargers defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell ran
Buffalo’s defense and when Chargers secondary coach Bill Bradley was on the staff there.
- Vikings WR coach George Stewart and Chargers TE coach Clancy Barone coached on the Falcons staff together.
- Vikings FB Tony Richardson, LB coach Fred Pagac, and offensive assistant/WRs coach Chad O’Shea were in Kansas City
with Chargers strength and conditioning coach Jeff Hurd.
- Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier held the same position with Cincinnati when Chargers G Mike Goff played for the
Bengals.
- Vikings special teams coordinator Paul Ferraro and LB Vinny Ciurciu were with Carolina in 2005 with Chargers S Marlon Mc
Cree.

Thanks dude. Cool info.