UPDATE: Vikings finalize 3-year extension with head coach Mike Zimmer
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Minneapolis.[(AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)]
A source close to Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has confirmed to KSTP Sports that he and the team are finalizing a multi-year contract extension.
Update: The deal runs through the 2023 season.
Zimmer, 64, was entering the final year of his contract. He already is the third-winningest 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.
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