A veteran evaluator with a track record of success, Frank Acevedo enters his 7th season with the Vikings in 2008 and his 14th season in the NFL. Acevedo joined the Vikings after seven seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs’ personnel department and serves the Vikings as an Area Scout with coverage of the Midwest and East.Acevedo spent five seasons as Kansas City’s area scout covering the Big 12 region. Prior to working as an area scout with the Chiefs he was an assistant in the club’s personnel department.Before joining the Chiefs personnel department, Acevedo was running backs coach at Missouri Western in 1994 and ‘95. Acevedo was an assistant coach at his alma mater, San Francisco State, from 1985-89.Acevedo played DB for two seasons at San Francisco State after transferring from Palomar Junior College. He was a team captain at SFSU as a senior and also earned All-Northern California Athletic Conference honors. Born in Escondido, CA (3/5/64), Acevedo attended San Pasqual High School and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in physical education from SFSU. He and his wife, Phoebe, have a daughter Estella and a son, Antonio.