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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/akran47 on 2024-10-02 15:54:42+00:00.
During the weekly X’s and O’s radio segment between Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell and voice of the Vikings Paul Allen, O’Connell is asked about a particular “skinny staircase” at Lambeau Field that leads from the visiting locker room to the field. O’Connell proceeds to tell a story during his time as an “offensive coach” about a quarterback who “fell down that entire flight of stairs.”
Prior to his time with the Vikings, the only teams featuring O’Connell as a member of staff that visited Lambeau were the 2021 Rams, the 2020 Rams (divisional round playoffs), and the 2019 Washington Football Team.
Of the starting quarterbacks in those games, the only one who had reported injuries the week of the game was Matthew Stafford—in the 2021 regular season matchup.
If Kevin O’Connell’s story is true, Matthew Stafford possibly fell down the visiting “skinny staircase” at Lambeau Field in November 2021 as he was already dealing with chronic back issues.
(Sorry coach, you weren’t vague enough with your story)