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Vikings running back coach Kirby Wilson to become Browns running game coordinator if move approved

By Chris Tomasson ctomasson@pioneerpress.com Minnesota running backs coach Kirby Wilson will join the Cleveland Browns as running game coordinator if the Vikings approve the move. The Browns have contacted the Vikings, saying new coach Hue Jackson wants Wilson on his staff. Because Wilson, 54, is under contract and is not taking a job as a head coach, the Vikings would have to sign off on the move. “Everything is set if they approve it,’’ John Wooten, chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, which promotes minority hiring in the NFL, said Friday. ‘That’s the guy Cleveland wants. Kirby would coordinator their […]