Some had questions about the timing of the report while Vikings prepared to battle the Lions for the division title and NFC’s No. 1 seed that night.

The Minnesota Vikings have decided on head coach Kevin O'Connell staying with the team, as he has agreed to a multi-year extension.

Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell was named the NFL Coach of the Year by the Pro Football Writers' Association on Thursday. O'Connell was also named as a finalist for the Associated Press Coach of the Year Award on Thursday.

Now more than 48 hours removed from the Minnesota Vikings announcing a multi-year contract extension with head coach Kevin O'Connell, the terms of KOC's deal still haven't been revealed. It's unclear when the numbers will leak, but it's apparent that NFL Network's Tom Pelissero has a pretty good idea of what the Vikings agreed to pay O'Connell.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and coach Kevin O’Connell agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension on Tuesday, following a 14-3 regular season that defied external widespread preseason projections of at least a losing record if not a last-place finish in the NFC North.

O'Connell, 39, lands a contract extension after guiding Vikings to 14-3 record with Sam Darnold at quarterback.

The Vikings were never going to trade O'Connell, who led the team to a 14-3 record and within one win of the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell is staying in Minnesota after receiving a new contract extension following their Wild Card loss.

O’Connell was named Sporting News Coach of the Year on Thursday after leading Minnesota to a 14-3 record, the second-best mark in franchise history. O’Connell received 14 votes, dominating the field over Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions and Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs (3 votes each).

There was initially talk of Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell being a trade candidate. Broadcaster Paul Allen didn’t like it, and the Wilf family never truly entertained it. He now has a gaudy new contract extension.

That means they are looking at which free agents can provide the most help to their team and putting together the structure of their draft board.