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Minnesota Vikings HC Mike Zimmer to Undergo Emergency Eye Surgery

We have some breaking news to report, as the Minnesota Vikings have announced that Head Coach Mike Zimmer is scheduled to undergo emergency eye surgery Wednesday evening. Leaving his status for Thursday Nights game against the Dallas Cowboys uncertain.

Earlier this month Coach Zimmer was diagnosed with a torn retina, which required surgery to repair. At the time he was advised by team doctors that a delay in treatment could result in blindness in that eye.

As for tomorrow night’s game against the Cowboys, general manager Rick Spielman released a statement on Vikings.com about that.