Minnesota Vikings offensive line coach Rick Dennison is no longer employed by the team after refusing to be vaccinated against coronavirus
, according toMinnesota Vikings offensive line coach Rick Dennison is seen on the sideline during regular seasongame action between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions on Oct. 20, 2019 at Ford Field in Detroit. The move comes just before the Vikings were set to start training camp, with their first practice scheduled for Wednesday.
Dennison, 63, is an NFL veteran, having served in various offensive assistant roles since 1995, and spent the past two seasons as the Vikings' offensive line and run game coordinator coach.Dennison appears to be the first coach parting ways with a team over a refusal to get vaccinated.
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