Vikings' Justin Jefferson excited about new head coach

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Justin Jefferson is excited the Minnesota Vikings are getting an offensive-minded head coach.

The team is expected to hire Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell after the Super Bowl. He’ll replace Mike Zimmer, who was a longtime defensive coordinator before the Vikings put him in charge in 2014.

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"I’ve been hearing nothing but great things about him," Jefferson said on the AP Pro Football Podcast. "First coach to have on the offensive side so excited. It does matter, especially when your head coach is on the defensive side. You know, they’re always on defense. They’re not coming to the offensive side unless you’re doing something wrong. So it’s good to finally have an offensive-minded coach for the first time, especially all the good things that the Rams have been doing all year."

Jefferson has already established himself as one of the NFL’s best wide receivers in just two years. He set an NFL record for most yards receiving in his first two seasons with 3,016.

But Jefferson hasn’t tasted team success. The Vikings finished 7-9 his rookie season and 8-9 this past season. Meanwhile, former LSU teammates Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase have led the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl.

"I just love their connection," Jefferson said. "I love seeing them perform, especially at this type of level, and I’m excited to see what they have in a Super Bowl. ... They’ve been playing together, so to have two years of college, take off one year and then go to the league and play with Joe again is great. I wish I would have had that same thing."

NFC wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18), of the