Coaches Corner: Vikings Asst. WR Coach Tony Sorrentino

00:00 - Intro Tony Sorrentino Assistant WR Coach for the Minnesota Vikings.

Vikings bio: https://www.vikings.com/team/coaches-roster/tony-sorrentino

Northern Illinois bio: https://niuhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/tony-sorrentino/2129

2:35 - Sorrentino gives his coaching background and his career path from start to today. (HS,D3,D1 multiple stops, NFL, back to HS and eventually back to the NFL)

6:25 - AT FAU Lane Kiffin came in and told him that he was moving Sorrentino from offense to the Director of Football Operations role.

10:20 - Sorrentino on staffs that were let go back to back years. Discusses if he ever wavered or thought about getting out of the profession.

12:30 - Sorrentino on meeting his wife and starting a family while he was coaching for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

19:05 - Differences between coaching in college with recruiting versus coaching in the NFL where it is all football.

28:00 - Sorrentino's mindset and approach to the business when Lane Kiffin told him that he was going to be director of football operations.

33:15 - Doing things just because they have always been done that way doesn't resonate. "Train it, test it, trust it."

36:50 - Talking transfer portal and NIL for a while and different topics surrounding that.

45:50 - More on differences between coaching at the college level versus NFL level.

53:00- Transition from coaching at Northern Illinois to the NFL. Is it intimidating and how do you get the players to buy into you?

57:00 Parting thoughts and wisdom Tony can provide to those looking to enter the business. He has pretty much been through it all.