Vikings hire Frazier as defensive coordinatorAssociated Press
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Leslie Frazier, an assistant for the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, was hired Thursday as the Minnesota Vikings' defensive coordinator.
Frazier, who was a special assistant to Colts coach Tony Dungy and also in charge of the team's defensive backs, couldn't interview for the position until this week because of the Super Bowl. Frazier, who was the Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator for two years before joining Indianapolis this season, worked with Vikings coach Brad Childress when the two were on staff in Philadelphia. Frazier was defensive backs coach for the Eagles from 1999-2002.
He is the seventh defensive coordinator Minnesota has had over the last nine seasons. Mike Tomlin left after just one year to become the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Frazier played six seasons in the NFL, all with the Chicago Bears from 1981-86. His career ended after a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee suffered in the 1986 Super Bowl.
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