INDIANAPOLIS – The Vikings have exercised an option in Mike Zimmer’s deal that keeps the coach under contract through the 2020 season, General Manager Rick Spielman said at the NFL combine on Wednesday morning.
Zimmer’s contract had been set to expire after the 2019 season. Asked in January if he would be comfortable coaching into the final year of his deal, The 62-year-old coach said, “Sure, I got no problem with that. Free agent after that, right?”
Instead, the Vikings’ move grants the coach some measure of security as he heads into his sixth season, with his fourth offensive coordinator (Kevin Stefanski) and a revamped offensive staff designed to provide the Vikings with the continuity they’ve lacked on offense in the past.