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Vikings-Bears Connections
Bears WR/KR Cordarrelle Patterson was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft and played for Minnesota from 2013-16.
Chicago quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo was Minnesota's offensive coordinator in 2018.
Bears tight ends coach Clancy Barone held the same role for the Vikings in 2017 and coached Minnesota's offensive line in 2018 after Tony Sparano passed away.
Professional Connections
Vikings DT Shamar Stephen teamed with Bears OL Germain Ifedi and LB Barkevious Mingo in Seattle in 2018.
Minnesota C Brett Jones, who has spent time on the practice squad and 53-man roster, teamed with Chicago WR Dwayne Harris [IR] with the Giants from 2016-17.
Vikings QB Sean Mannion and Bears LB Robert Quinn were teammates with the Rams from 2015-17.
Minnesota Offensive Coordinator Gary Kubiak, Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator Rick Dennison, tight ends coach Brian Pariani and assistant offensive line coach Phil Rauscher were on the Broncos staff for Chicago LB Danny Trevathan's final season in Denver (2015) and Bears tight ends coach Clancy Barone's final two seasons with the Broncos (2015-16). They won Super Bowl 50 together.
Kubiak, Dennison and Pariani overlapped with Chicago DE Brent Urban and Senior Defensive Assistant/Outside Linebackers Coach Ted Monachino with the Ravens in 2014. Monachino worked with Vikings running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu from 2006-09 with the Jaguars.
Kubiak, Dennison and Pariani were on the Texans staff for Bears DB Sherrick McManis' first two NFL seasons (2010-11).
Dennison and Bears defensive line coach Jay Rodgers worked together in Denver in 2009.
Vikings Special Teams Coordinator Marwan Maalouf (2012) and assistant defensive backs coach Roy Anderson (2012-15) were on Bears Defensive Coordinator Chuck Pagano's staff with the Colts.
Minnesota QB Kirk Cousins overlapped with Chicago Passing Game Coordinator Dave Ragone in Washington when Ragone was an offensive quality control coach in 2015. Ragone played for the Texans from 2003-05 under Vikings Senior Defensive Assistant Dom Capers.
Vikings P Britton Colquitt was with the Browns from 2016-18 and played for Bears Special Teams Coordinator Chris Tabor.
College Connections
Vikings RB Dalvin Cook and Bears DE Mario Edwards, Jr., teamed at Florida State.
Minnesota C Brett Jones and Chicago DT Akiem Hicks were on the same squad at the University of Regina.
Vikings T Brian O'Neill and Bears TE J.P. Holtz played together at Pittsburgh.
Minnesota TEs Irv Smith, Jr., and Hale Hentges teamed with Chicago S Eddie Jackson at Alabama.