The Vikings are rounding out their 2021 defensive staff with a coach who both worked for and succeeded Mike Zimmer.
Paul Guenther, the former Bengals and Raiders defensive coordinator, is joining the Vikings as a senior defensive assistant, a source confirmed on Wednesday afternoon. NFL Network first reported the news.
Guenther was Zimmer's linebackers coach in Cincinnati and spent four years as the Bengals' defensive coordinator before going to the Raiders for three seasons. Las Vegas fired Guenther after a 44-27 loss to the Colts in December; the move freed him to reunite with Zimmer in the role Dom Capers occupied last year.