Vikings new special teams coordinator has ties to Rams, too

New Vikings special teams coordinator Matt DanielsThe Vikings have filled the final coordinator opening on Kevin O'Connell's staff by hiring Matt Daniels as their special teams coordinator.

The team announced Monday afternoon it hired Daniels to replace Ryan Ficken, who became the Chargers' special teams coordinator while the Vikings were in the process of hiring a new head coach. Daniels spent two years as the Rams' assistant special teams coach before O'Connell arrived in Los Angeles. He'd been the Cowboys' assistant special teams coach the past two years.

Daniels, 32, spent four years in the NFL as a safety, last playing for the Chargers in 2015 before he joined the Rams' special teams…