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The Vikings are finalizing a multi-year contract extension with head coach Mike Zimmer, reports Tom Pelissero of NFL Media.
Zimmer, 64, was entering the final year of his contract, so the extension ends speculation about his future in Minnesota.
He is already the third-most winning coach in team history, with a 57-38-1 record and three postseason appearances in six years. The Vikings have gone 2-3 in the playoffs under Zimmer, going as far as the NFC championship game.
Zimmer entered the NFL with the Cowboys as an assistant coach in 1994, and his name was related to the Cowboys’ job this offseason until they hired Mike McCarthy.
Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf released a statement before the playoffs expressing support for Zimmer and General Manager Rick Spielman. So it seems a reasonable expectation that the team will soon extend Spielman’s deal as well, uniting the coach and general manager in Minnesota for a few more years.
