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Vikings Defensive Backs Coach Karl Scott Worked His Way Up With Confidence

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Confidence might be the most critical of the ingredients necessary for coaching in the NFL, working in a high-stakes league and such a high-intensity sport.

That’s the gist of how Karl Scott got the job with the Minnesota Vikings before this season as their defensive backs coach, a first-timer in the NFL who worked his way through the college ranks with stops at seven programs over his first 14 years in the business.

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His interest was sparked while playing at McMurry University, an NCAA Division III program in Abilene, Texas, then coached by Steve Keenum.