Meet George Edwards, the new Vikings Defensive Coordinator. Brought in with Mike Zimmer’s new regime, the veteran football coach with over 20 years of coaching experience is looking to improve a Vikings defense that struggled mightily last year (Need evidence? The Vikings D gave up the second most yards per game in the league, at a staggering rate of 397.6).
Edwards got his start in 1991, working as an Assistant at the University of Florida. From there, he would work his way up in the College ranks until he found himself in the NFL, working for the Dallas Cowboys in 1998 as their Linebackers Coach. It was here for the first time that he was able to work with Mike Zimmer, who during Edwards’ time spent with Cowboys acted as, at first a Defensive Backs Coach, and then Defensive Coordinator. Edwards would work alongside Zimmer for three years before leaving for the team’s rival in Washington.
From there, Edwards would bounce around the NFL and even make on one last stop at the University of Florida – never staying in one place for more than three years (except with the Miami Dolphins acting as a Linebackers Coach).
Today, Edwards is looking to hang tight with Vikings and help improve a defense that needs improving. Skol Vikings!
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