Leslie Frazier

  • Former professional football cornerback Leslie Frazier serves as the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League.

    After being passed over for the head coaching position with three different NFL teams, Frazier resumed his role as Vikings defensive coordinator.ESPN.com: Frazier returns to job with Vikes (January 20, 2009)

  • Football Career

    After playing in the NFL from 1981 to 1985 with the Chicago Bears and winning Super Bowl XX, Frazier took a head coaching position at Trinity College in Illinois in 1988. He stayed at the private university until 1996, when he moved to the Illinois Fighting Illini to serve as the defensive back coach in 1997 and 1998.Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Leslie Frazier

    Frazier entered the NFL coaching ranks, becoming the defensive backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1992, then the defensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2003. After two seasons with the Bengals, Frazier took a defensive backs coach and special assistant to the head coach job with the Indianapolis Colts, which he kept until 2006. His defense helped the Colts win Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears. Just days after the Super Bowl win, in 2007, Frazier was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings, replacing Mike Tomlin, who became the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.Official Site of the Minnesota Vikings: Leslie Frazier

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