According to Ian Rapoport, Vikings assistant HC and offensive advisor Gary Kubiak will take over as Minnesota’s offensive coordinator.
This is somewhat surprising news given Kubiak has been hesitant to take on too large of a workload in the past after having to step away from the game for a period of time due to health issues.
However, convincing Kubiak to take over as offensive coordinator is a major get for the Vikings. Minnesota already runs Kubiak’s offense and won’t need to change things up headed into 2020.
Kubiak will replace former OC Kevin Stefanski, now the head coach of the Cleveland Browns.
Kubiak, 58, began his NFL coaching career with the 49ers back in 1994 as their QBs coach and later took over as the Broncos’ offensive coordinator/QBs coach the following year. The Texans hired him as their head coach in 2006 and he spent eight years in Houston.
The Ravens hired him as their offensive coordinator in 2014 but he spent just a year in Baltimore before he was hired as the Broncos head coach. Kubiak stepped down as Broncos head coach after the 2016 season due to health issues served as a senior personnel adviser for Denver for a few seasons. The Vikings brought him on in a similar role in 2019.
For his career, Kubiak’s teams posted a record of 82-75 (52.2 percent) to go along with three playoff appearances including a Super Bowl championship in 2015.
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