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Vikings assistant coach Rick Dennison has reportedly lost his job because he refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Dennison, who had been the Vikings’ offensive line coach and match coordinator for the past two seasons, has parted ways with the squad, according to ESPN’s Courtney Cronin. The report doesn’t specifically call Dennison’s departure a layoff, although it looks like it.
The NFL requires Level 1 staff – people who have closest contact with players, such as coaches and equipment managers – to get vaccinated. Players cannot be required to be vaccinated.
The Vikings are promoting assistant offensive line coach Phil Rauscher to fill Dennison’s job and add former Auburn assistant coach Ben Steele to take on Rauscher’s job.
Dennison is a 27-year veteran of NFL training.
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