John DeFilippo is still familiarizing himself with the Minnesota Vikings and the culture surrounding the franchise, as well as what he has to work with moving forward. One of those options in Sam Bradford, who has not been mentioned much but does plan to keep on playing.

The two briefly worked together in Philadelphia before Bradford was traded to Minnesota and the offensive coordinator spoke on their relationship.

“I love Sam. Sam is probably the purest passer I have ever coached,” DeFilippo said, via Sid Hartman of the Star Tribune. “He is as accurate as they come in the NFL. Unfortunately for Sam he has battled the injury bug throughout his career, but I loved coaching Sam in Philadelphia. He and I still talk. We have mutual respect for each other.”

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Bradford started all 15 games he played in with the Vikings in 2016 and carried that job into 2017 before injuring his knee in Week 1 and being mostly unheard of the rest of the season. He is a free agent when the new league year begins on Mar. 14.

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