The Minnesota Vikings’ coaching staff continues to draw league-wide attention, as the Pittsburgh Steelers have requested an interview with Vikings passing game coordinator and tight ends coach Brian Angelichio for their offensive coordinator vacancy.
It’s the latest example of Minnesota’s staff being viewed as a talent pipeline across the NFL—an offseason theme that has already seen multiple Vikings assistants connected to outside opportunities.
Familiar Ties to Mike McCarthy
Angelichio’s candidacy follows a familiar pattern in Mike McCarthy’s coordinator searches this offseason. Angelichio previously coached under McCarthy in Green Bay, where the two built a long-standing professional relationship.
That connection, paired with Angelichio’s reputation as a respected position coach, makes him a logical interview candidate as Pittsburgh evaluates options for its offensive staff.
A Veteran Position Coach with League-Wide Respect
Angelichio is one of the NFL’s most experienced tight ends coaches, having held roles with the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Washington Commanders, Carolina Panthers, and now the Minnesota Vikings.
In Minnesota, his responsibilities expanded beyond the tight end room, as he also served as passing game coordinator—an indication of the trust placed in him within the offensive staff.
While Angelichio hasn’t called plays since serving as offensive coordinator at Ithaca College in the early 2000s, that lack of recent play-calling experience is not expected to be a concern. McCarthy is widely expected to retain play-calling duties in Pittsburgh, positioning the offensive coordinator role as more of a design, structure, and weekly game-planning position.
What This Means for the Vikings
For the Vikings, the interview request is another reminder that staff continuity is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. Minnesota has already seen defensive assistants draw interest elsewhere, and now the offensive side is seeing similar pressure.
Angelichio’s potential departure would leave another hole at the position-coach level—particularly in a tight end room that relies heavily on detailed technique work, route spacing, and blocking cohesion within the broader passing game.
Even if he does not land the Steelers job, the interest itself underscores how the Vikings’ coaching infrastructure is being viewed across the league: as a place where assistants develop into coordinator candidates.
Bigger Picture
Successful teams don’t just develop players—they develop coaches. The Vikings’ recent run of assistant interest suggests that their internal processes, teaching, and collaboration are being noticed.
Still, every interview request chips away at continuity.
If Brian Angelichio ultimately leaves Minnesota, it would mark yet another instance this offseason of a Vikings position coach being poached—or at least targeted—by another organization, reinforcing both the strength and the vulnerability of a coaching staff that’s clearly doing something right.
