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Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer provided details on how responsibilities and duties will be shared between the group. Rick is a football coach, and he s got 40 years of experience doing what he s doing. I felt like it was important that we use him as a resource, but we also give him the opportunity to continue to work, Zimmer said. He has so much knowledge and so much experience that I felt like he could be a big help with [Vikings Offensive Coordinator] Klint [Kubiak] and myself. Basically, what he s going to be doing, he s going to [virtually] watch the practice [film] with the offensive coaches, he s going to be helping to evaluate. Little things like that, Zimmer added.
Behind Smith and Harris, the depth in Minnesota s safeties room drastically dropped off.
By season s end, rookie Josh Metellus was the Vikings only healthy safety (on the active roster) besides the pair of starters. The sixth-round draft pick did play 261 special teams snaps but was never in for a defensive play.
The only other safety to record a stat for Minnesota s defense in 2020 was veteran George Iloka, whom the Vikings re-signed on Sept. 17. Iloka was elevated from practice squad for games against the Titans and Texans in Weeks 3 and 4. On Oct. 10 he was promoted to the active roster, but he landed on Injured Reserve less than two weeks later.