With Coach Carousel Spinning, DeFilippo Focused On Steering Vikes

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — With four weekends left in the regular season, two NFL teams have already fired their coaches. Several other underperforming clubs have dismissed assistants.
The coaching carousel is in full spin, the unsettling part of these high-pressure, intensely scrutinized jobs.
“I hate this time of year,” Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator John DeFilippo said, lamenting the way families of fired coaches are subjected to the upheaval. “I was one of those kid