When it comes to the timing of getting rookies prepared for their first chance at NFL action, no offseason could be more difficult than this one. It’s now become even more precarious for the Vikings following Justin Jefferson’s listing on the organization’s Covid list. More on him to come.
Mike Zimmer has faced plenty of challenges since coming aboard in 2014. From AP to a temporary stadium, and having the seemingly future of the team tear 2 ligament in his knee during a walk-through, he certainly hasn’t had it easy. That said, the Vikings gigantic 2020 draft class, and more recently, Zimmer’s extension, could be the Wilf’s way of saying that they believe he’ll be better developing a pretty new squad the second time around.