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Mike Zimmer, Terence Newman have unique player/coach bond

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  • Ben Goessling, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered Vikings for St. Paul Pioneer Press
    • Also covered Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild and Washington Nationals
    • Twin Cities native and University of Minnesota graduate
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Mike Zimmer's voice lives in Terence Newman's head.

When the Minnesota Vikings cornerback is backpedaling and his feet are in the wrong spot, Zimmer's words of correction immediately arrive through an internal monologue.