MINNEAPOLIS -- The addition of linebackers Emmanuel Lamur and Travis Lewis in free agency means the Minnesota Vikings should boast one of the deeper groups at linebacker -- in addition to one of the more athletic special-teams units -- they've had in years. And for Lamur, in particular, the decision to come to the Vikings was simple.
"The reason why I came here was because of [Mike] Zimmer. Simple as that," Lamur said in a conference call on Thursday. "He's a good coach; he brings the best out of players, and I wanted to play for him.