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How Mike Zimmer and the Vikings shaped Kevin Stefanski

Star Tribune | October 2, 2021

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One of Zimmer's six offensive coordinators, Stefanski absorbed many lessons from his 14 years in Minnesota on his way to becoming NFL Coach of the Year with the Browns.

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer with then-offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski in 2019. Zimmer and Stefanski will be on opposite sidelines on Sunday.

BEREA, OHIO – Kevin Stefanski, the NFL's reigning Coach of the Year and one of its more persistent bootstrapping success stories, was overlooking his new team's practice fields when he was presented with the popular notion that it's essentially a nightmare serving as offensive coordinator under his old boss, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer.

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