as their running backs coach in 2017. Modkins helped Jordan Howard rank sixth in the NFL with 1,122 rushing yards while totaling five 100-yard rushing games. Modkins reached an agreement with the Denver Broncos on January 4, 2018 to be their new RB coach. Modkins took a leave of absence from the team on October 17, 2020, after testing positive for COVID-19, and returned to the team by October 28. Modkins was relived of his duties after the firing of head coach Vic Fangio. Modkins was hiring by Kevin O'Connell (American football) to be the new Running Backs coach for the Minnesota Vikings References Living people 1970 births American football running backs Arizona Cardinals coaches Buffalo Bills coaches Chicago Bears coaches Detroit Lions coaches Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches Kansas City Chiefs coaches National Football League offensive coordinators New Mexico Lobos football coaches San Francisco 49ers coaches TCU Horned Frogs football coaches TCU Horned Frogs football players People from Marlin, Texas Minnesota Vikings coaches