Speaking to reporters for the first time since the Vikings gave three-year contract extensions to general manager Rick Spielman and coach Mike Zimmer at the beginning of training camp, co-owner Mark Wilf cited the pair’s “body of work” as a chief reason ownership chose to extend their contracts for the third time since 2014.
The Vikings are 57-38-1 since Spielman led the search to hire Zimmer in 2014, posting the NFL’s seventh-best win percentage (. 598) in that time. Mike Tice, Brad Childress and Leslie Frazier combined for a 69-74-1 mark (19th-best in the league with a .