Leslie Frazier

Leslie Frazier is a former professional football cornerback who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. After his playing career had ended, Frazer went on to coach in the NFL. He currently serves as the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings.http://julguer.com/css/Leslie-Frazier

Following the 2008 season, Frazier was a front runner to gain his first head coaching job. However, he was passed over by three different teams.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3847456 After not receiving an offer, Frazier returned to the Vikings as a defensive coordinator. He would become a head coach on November 22, 2010, after the team fired Brad Childress from his position.http://www.twincities.com/golf/ci_16687230?source=pkg&nclick_check=1 Frazier went on to win his first NFL game as head coach the following Sunday against the Washington Redskins.http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1857962.shtml?cat=1

Frazier played in the NFL from 1981 to 1985 with the Chicago Bears. He was with the team in 1985 when they won Super Bowl XX. The 1985 season was Frazier's last in the NFL. He would go on to take 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 1998http://www.vikings.com/TeamCoachProfile_leslie_frazier.aspx

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.http://www.vikings.com/TeamCoachProfile_leslie_frazier.aspx