Report: Vikings OL coach Rick Dennison out after refusing vaccine
DENVER, CO – JANUARY 1: Offensive coordinator Rick Dennison of the Denver Broncos during pregame warmups before playing the Oakland Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 1, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
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Veteran NFL assistant coach Rick Dennison has left his job with the Minnesota Vikings after refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19, ESPN reported Friday.
Dennison, 63, had been offensive line coach/run game coordinator for two seasons. He is believed to be the first position coach to leave a team over vaccine regulation.
The NFL is requiring that all Tier 1 staff, which includes coaches, scouts, equipment managers and team executives, be fully vaccinated. Players do not have the same rule, but will be under restrictive COVID-19 protocols if they are unvaccinated.
ESPN said the Vikings promoted Dennison’s assistant, Phil Rauscher, to fill the vacated position and added Auburn special-teams analyst Ben Steele to the staff.
Dennison played nine seasons as a linebacker for the Denver Broncos before beginning his coaching career in 1995 as a Broncos offensive analyst. He served as offensive coordinator for the Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills and Broncos, and designed the offense that Peyton Manning led to a victory in Super Bowl 50.
The Vikings report to training camp on Tuesday.
Cornerback Antonio Hamilton, who is attempting to make the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ roster, expressed an anti-vaccination sentiment via Twitter on Friday.
“It would be a lot easier to trust the science if only it made sense and they stood behind it and took responsibility for them … ” Hamilton said, in part, in his disjointed rant on social media.
The 28-year-old, who was undrafted out of South Carolina State, has appeared in 57 games (two starts) in five seasons with three different teams.
