NFL preseason games have added a different element to provide entertainment.

As a way to give further insight into the sport, coaches and players are frequently mic’d up in contests that don’t count.

That can have drawbacks, as Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell learned on Saturday. The Minnesota coach was giving a live interview from the sideline when he dropped an F-bomb. 3

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In the third quarter of the Vikings’ game against the Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium, O’Connell was on with the Fox 9 broadcast.

“I’m excited about this year’s team and excited about this play-call, fellas,” O’Connell told the broadcasters. “We’ve got a fast-motion …”

At that point, O’Connell realized the Vikings were going to get called for an illegal formation penalty.

“Oh no! F–k … It’s coming back,” a dis

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