The upcoming 2019 season was technically the last season of Mike Zimmer’s contract as a Head Coach. Coaching in the last year of your deal is usually a less than ideal situation in the NFL. In the rare instances that it does occur, the “lame duck” label tends to get thrown around fairly often.
On Wednesday during his press conference at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Rick Spielman confirmed that there would no lame ducks flying around the Vikings facilities this season.
Rick Spielman said the Vikings have picked up an option in Mike Zimmer’s contract.