MINNEAPOLIS– Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has accepted terms for a multiyear agreement extension, sources told ESPN.
Zimmers contract was set to end after the 2020 season. News of the brand-new offer was first reported by the Star Tribune.
The extension is set to keep Zimmer in Minnesota one year beyond when quarterback Kirk Cousins offer goes out after the 2022 season. The Vikings and Cousins accepted a two-year, $66 million extension in March.
Zimmers agreement talks remained in the final stages this week, ahead of when Vikings rookies were set to report to TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minnesota, for their preliminary of COVID-19 tests prior to the start of training school. Zimmer, 64, is entering his seventh season with the Vikings after being worked with as the franchises ninth head coach in 2014.
2 RelatedZimmer is the third-winningest head coach in group history, with a record of 57-38-1 (.599 ), and has actually taken the Vikings to the postseason in three of the past 6 years (2015, 2017 and 2019). Minnesota gets in the 2020 season coming off an overtime win the NFC wild-card round at New Orleans and loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional playoffs.
Prior to the start of the playoffs, Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf issued a 32-word statement– 48 hours prior to kickoff in New Orleans– backing Zimmer and basic supervisor Rick Spielman amidst rumors about both guyss task security.
“We value Mike and Ricks leadership and we have every intent of Mike continuing as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings and Rick leading our football operations, next year and beyond,” the declaration read.
Throughout his tenure in Minnesota, Zimmers defenses have actually ranked no lower than ninth in scoring over the previous five years, accomplishing top-5 surfaces in 2015 and 2019, along with a first-place mark in 2017.
