Harrison Smith's weekly coffee with Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell has been one part of a special season for both of them and the entire team.

With his 36th birthday approaching in February, Vikings safety Harrison Smith knows his place as a veteran on an upstart team. His coaches understand it, too, and are grateful for the elder statesman's contributions.

Vikings' Harrison Smith opens up on playing his final game in Brian Flores' defense next to Josh Metellus, Camryn Bynum in loss to Rams

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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — When Kevin O'Connell saw an opportunity earlier this season to needle Harrison Smith, little did they realize this innocuous razzing would turn into a standing weekly meeting ...

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — When Kevin O’Connell saw an opportunity earlier this season to needle Harrison Smith, little did they realize this innocuous razzing would turn into a standing weekly ...

EAGAN, Minn. — Harrison Smith's weekly coffee with Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell has been one part of a special season for both of them and the entire team. The veteran safety and the ...

Coach Kevin O'Connell was waiting. It was the Vikings' fifth first-quarter turnover in 10 games, the most in the NFL at the time, and the issue had been addressed repeatedly in team meetings. What Jones encountered, however, was O'Connell's secret sauce. He was "stern" but not angry, Jones recalled.

Teammates described the relationship between Flores and Smith as like having two coaches in the room rather than coach and player.

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The Minnesota Vikings were one of the NFL's biggest surprises in 2024. Kevin O'Connell had already established himself as a good head coach, and

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