Mike Zimmer was asked whether he was concerned about familiarity after Sunday's opponent, the Giants, recently signed a former Vikings linebacker to its practice squad. He then reminded everybody who coaches the Giants.
"Pat [Shurmur] was here," Zimmer said, "so how much more gamesmanship can you get?"
Shurmur, guiding the 2-2 Giants with rookie quarterback Daniel Jones starting those two wins, will face his former team Sunday when the Vikings arrive at MetLife Stadium looking for their first road win of the season. In his second season in New York, he will coach against the Vikings for the first time since being named the NFL Assistant Coach of the Year by the Associated Press as the Vikings offensive coordinator in 2017.