Getty Head coach Kevin O'Connell of the Minnesota Vikings. In the fourth and final year of his rookie deal, Minnesota Vikings linebacker Brian Asamoah was seemingly secure with a special teams role with the team. However, the Vikings abruptly released him on Tuesday, August 12, just days after he threw a punch at newly signed guard Will Fries , who inked a five-year, $88 million deal with the team in March. The Vikings have a zero-tolerance policy for fighting. A video of how the scuffle today