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Daronte Jones

Passing Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs

Biography

Daronte Jones (duh-RAHN-tay) enters his fourth season with the Minnesota Vikings as defensive backs coach and his second as passing game coordinator. He brings more than two decades of overall coaching experience to Head Coach Kevin O'Connell's staff, spanning the high school, collegiate and professional ranks.

Prior to joining the Vikings for a second stint with the team in 2022, Jones spent one season with LSU in 2021. He originally entered the NFL coaching ranks with the Miami Dolphins as assistant defensive backs coach (2016-17) and spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals as secondary/cornerbacks coach for two seasons (2018-19).

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