In 2008, then-Patriots head coach Bill Belichick selected quarterback Kevin O'Connell in the third round of the draft. On Thursday night, Belichick awarded O'Connell the 2024 NFL Coach of the Year award.

Kevin O’Connell is the second Vikings head coach to win Associated Press Coach of the Year, joining Hall of Famer Bud Grant who won the honor in 1969.

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has been named the Associated Press Coach of the Year during Thursday night’s NFL Honors program in New Orleans.

Detroit Lions fourth-year coach Dan Campbell is one of five finalists for the NFL Coach of the Year award, which will be handed out Thursday at the NFL Honors. Campbell earned the nomination after leading the Lions to a 15-2 record, a second-straight NFC North title and the No. 1 seed in the NFL playoffs.

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has been voted the 2024 Associated Press Coach of the Year. The Vikings, widely picked to finish last in the NFC North, ended up playing for a division title and the conference's No.

The 2024 season for the Minnesota Vikings could have gone any way imaginable. From being projected to earn the top pick in the draft to winning 14 games is quite a stretch to overcome. This season

Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has established himself among the best in the NFL at what he does. Now he has the hardware to prove it. After leading the Vikings to a surprise 14-3 record, O’Connell has officially been named NFL Coach of the Year.

Despite leading the Detroit Lions to a league-leading, franchise-record 15-2 record, Dan Campbell was not named 2025 NFL Coach of the Year.

The Lions won a franchise-record 15 games in 2024, but that wasn't enough for Dan Campbell to win Coach of the Year over Minnesota's Kevin O'Connell.

Detroit Lions fourth-year head coach Dan Campbell finished second in the NFL's Coach of the Year voting, with Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell winning the award. Campbell led the Lions to a 15-2 record,