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Bear in mind Sean Mannion?
Ex-Vikings QB Takes New Job
He’s the Inexperienced Bay Packers’ new quarterbacks coach, accepting a promotion in Wisconsin on Thursday after becoming a member of the Packers’ employees throughout the 2024 offseason.
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ESPN’s Rob Demovsky tweeted, “The Packers are planning to hire former Patriots defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington as their new defensive line coach and promote Sean Mannion to quarterbacks coach, sources told ESPN. Contracts not signed yet but agreements in place. Deals should be finalized soon.”
Mannion will now coach Packers passers Jordan Love, Malik Willis, and Sean Clifford.
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“Covington coached the Patriots outside linebackers (2019) and defensive line (2020-2023) in New England before his one season as coordinator. Mannion, the former NFL QB, spent this past season as an offensive assistant for the Packers,” Demovsky added.
Mannion mainly performed hopscotch as a participant between the Vikings’ roster and the Seattle Seahawks since 2019. He final performed for the Vikings in 2023, though he lived on the observe squad after signing in October. Minnesota launched him in December, and — you guessed it — he joined the Seahawks to wind down his profession.
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The Oregon State alumnus joined the NFL in 2015, a Third-Spherical choose by the St. Louis Rams. He stayed connected to the Rams for 4 seasons, the length of his rookie contract, after which started the Minnesota-Seattle boomerang. Right here’s his profession resume so far:
St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams (2015–2018)
Minnesota Vikings (2019–2020)
Seattle Seahawks (2021)
Minnesota Vikings (2021)
Seattle Seahawks (2022)
Minnesota Vikings (2023)
Seattle Seahawks (2023)
Inexperienced Bay Packers (2024) Offensive Assistant
Inexperienced Bay Packers (2025) Quarterbacks Coach
Mannion began three profession video games within the NFL, appeared in 11 extra, and tabulated 573 passing yards, 1 landing, and three interceptions. He tossed the lone landing move when Kirk Cousins infamously contracted the coronavirus in 2021 earlier than a sport on the Packers, the crew Mannion will now leads as quarterbacks skipper.
The person was additionally a frequent staple of the Vikings’ preseason festivities within the final half-decade. Present head coach Kevin O’Connell rests virtually all starters in exhibition video games, and the earlier skipper, Mike Zimmer, usually solely performed such gamers as soon as per preseason. Mannion at all times appeared to search out the sector for the Vikings throughout August.
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The Packers’ offense ranked fourth leaguewide per DVOA in 2024, and Jordan Love positioned tenth in EPA/Play.
Mannion will flip 33 in April. He’ll report back to Inexperienced Bay offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his every day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options company, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple crew, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as intently because the NFL.
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