The Vikings will be looking for a new defensive backs coach for the second year in a row, after Daronte Jones was named the defensive coordinator at LSU on Tuesday.
Players and coaches praised the job Jones did after replacing Jerry Gray in 2020, leading a secondary with four rookies in the midst of a pandemic that wiped out the NFL's offseason program.
"He's been earning his money this year," safety Harrison Smith said in December. "He does a really good job of communicating exactly what we need to get done and things that we can expect while also not overloading the group with things that can bog you down.