Dope Sheet: Packers return to Lambeau Field to host Minnesota Vikings

Packers LB Eric Wilson entered the league as an undrafted free agent with Minnesota in 2017 and played for the Vikings for four seasons (2017-20)…Packers TE Ben Sims entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Minnesota during the 2023 offseason…Packers offensive assistant Sean Mannion was a quarterback for the Vikings in 2019-21 and was on Minnesota’s practice squad in 2023…Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst attended high school at Robbinsdale Armstrong in Plymouth, Minn., and Totino Grace in Fridley, Minn. …Gutekunst’s father, John, served as the head coach at the University of Minnesota from 1985-91…Packers executive V.P./director of football operations Russ Ball served as senior football administrator for the Vikings from 1999-2000…Packers player personnel executive Lee Gissendaner spent time on the Vikings’ practice squad in 1996…Packers college scout Joe Hueber was born in St. Louis Park, Minn., and attended the University of Minnesota…Packers strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill played linebacker at the University of Minnesota in 2010-13 and served as a strength and conditioning intern for the Gophers in 2014…Packers strength and conditioning assistant Marcus Jones played for the Gophers in 2011-14 and was also a speed and strength/CBs coach for the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) in 2017…Packers strength and conditioning assistant Ben Schumacher was part of the Gophers’ strength and conditioning staff for eight seasons (2013, 2017-23) and he played collegiate football for Concordia University-St. Paul (2006-07)…Vikings RB Aaron Jones was drafted by Green Bay in the fifth round (No. 182 overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft and played seven seasons for the Packers (2017-23)…Vikings assistant head coach/OLBs Mike Pettine was Green Bay’s defensive coordinator from 2018-20…Vikings tight ends/passing game coordinator Brian Angelichio served as the Packers’ tight ends coach from 2016-18…Vikings OLB Andrew Van Ginkel played at the University of Wisconsin in 2017-18…Vikings passing game coordinator/DBs coach Daronte Jones coached DBs at Wisconsin in 2015…Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Vikings WRs coach Keenan McCardell coached on the staff together in Washington in 2010-11…McCardell played for Tampa Bay when Packers assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia was on the Buccaneers’ coaching staff…LaFleur and Vikings assistant inside linebackers coach Thad Bogardus were on the Rams’ staff in 2017…Bisaccia and Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips coached together for Dallas in 2013 while Packers special teams QC coach Kyle Wilber was a player for the Cowboys…Bisaccia was on the coaching staff in San Diego in 2012 when Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell was with the Chargers as a quarterback during the 2012 preseason…Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, DBs coach Ryan Downard, O’Connell (2015) and Angelichio were on Pettine’s staff when he served as head coach for Cleveland in 2014-15 while Vikings QBs coach Josh McCown was a player for the Browns (2015)…Hafley and Angelichio also coached together at the University of Pittsburgh in 2006-10, Rutgers in 2011 and Tampa Bay in 2012-13 prior to Cleveland…Hafley, Packers assistant DL coach Vince Oghobaase, Vikings RBs/running game coordinator Curtis Modkins and O’Connell were on the 49ers’ coaching staff together in 2016…Packers LBs/running game coordinator Anthony Campanile and Vikings defensive QC Lance Bennett were on the Dolphins’ staff when Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores was the head coach for Miami…Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable, pass rush specialist Jason Rebrovich and Pettine were on the Bills’ staff together in 2013…Bogardus joined Vrable and Rebrovich on Buffalo’s staff in 2014…Vrable was an offensive assistant with the N.Y. Jets in 2018 when Vikings QB Sam Darnold was a rookie with the team…Packers running backs coach Ben Sirmans was on the Rams’ staff when Vikings special teams coordinator Matt Daniels played for the team (2012-14)…Sirmans and Vikings ILBs coach Mike Siravo coached together at Boston College in 2007-11…Packers passing game coordinator (defense) Derrick Ansley and Vikings assistant OL coach Shaun Sarrett were on the Chargers’ staff together in 2021-23…Vikings TE Johnny Mundt, WR Brandon Powell and Packers LS Matt Orzech were teammates with the Rams.