Brad Childress New Vikings Head Coach

The Minnesota Vikings will name Philadelphia offensive coordinator Brad Childress as head coach this Friday. Childress has also spoken to team officials and has started to discuss changes, according to ESPN. The Vikings interviewed Childress on Tuesday, and on Wednesday afternoon the 49-year-old was to interview with the Green Bay Packers. That meeting, however, never materialized.Brad ChildressThe Vikings interviewed three other candidates: Jim Caldwell, Indianapolis’ assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach; Al Saunders, Kansas City’s assistant head coach and offensive coordinator; and Ted Cottrell, the Vikings’ defensive coordinator. Childress was an assistant coach at Philadelphia starting with the 1999 season, and was named offensive coordinator in 2002. He is a native of Aurora, Ill. Talks between the Vikings and Childress intensified after his interview yesterday. ESPN.com has also confirmed this scenario.