Former Minnesota Vikings legendary defensive tackle John Randle is entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year and will be inducted on Aug. 7 in Canton, Ohio, the one to present him at the ceremonies will be his former defensive linemen coach, John Teerlinck, who is currently working for the Indianapolis Colts.
During the 11 years spent with the Vikings, Randle had two seasons work with Teerlinck, who helped develop Randle into a All-Pro defensive lineman. Remaining undrafted after the 1990 NFL draft, Randle put on Vikings jersey in late that offseason after receiving a contract from the team as undrafted college free agent. He spent his last three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks before retirement. During his career, he was selected to Pro Bowl teams for seven times and was also on the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team.
Teerlinck is indeed a great defensive linemen coach with an experience being an assistant coach for 22 years. He was working for the Vikings from 1992 to 1994 and has been Colts defensive linemen coach for many years. As a former NFL player himself with the Seattle Seahawks, Teerlinck had a more successful career as assistant coach with 31 playoff games, six championships and four Super Bowls.
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