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Report: Darrell Hazell’s new job is on an NFL staff
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Darrell Hazell is reportedly going back to his roots. Sort of.
According to Sporting News’ Alex Marvez, the former Purdue coach will be the Minnesota Vikings’ next wide receivers coach.
Source tells @sn_nfl that @Vikings expected to hire former @BoilerFootball & @KentStFootball HC Darrell Hazel as WRs coach
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) February 17, 2017
Hazell was fired after a 3-3 start to his fourth year in West Lafayette. He was 9-33 overall and 3-24 in B1G play in his four years leading Purdue.
As a receivers coach, Hazell will be back in his element. He coached the receivers at Ohio State, Rutgers, Army, Western Michigan and Eastern Illinois.
This would be Hazell’s first NFL gig. He would take over a group of receivers led by former Maryland star Stefon Diggs.
The 52-year-old head coach was ultimately replaced by Jeff Brohm, who came to Purdue from Western Kentucky.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.