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Lunchbreak: Zimmer's Passion, Toughness Profiled in 'Sports Illustrated'

Related Topics: Profiled, Through and through

Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer is a football guy through and through, with his passion and love for the game evident on a daily basis.

Zimmer was recently profiled by Sports Illustrated writer Michael McKnight, who spent time at Zimmer’s Kentucky ranch.

McKnight touched on multiple topics with Zimmer, including his time with the Cowboys in the 1990s, his relationship with his father, Bill, and the numerous eye surgeries Zimmer had to endure over the past year.

The full feature piece on Zimmer can be found here, but McKnight also wrote about the relationships Zimmer has built with people and players in his 24 seasons in the NFL.