Vikings finalize three-year contract extension for head coach Mike Zimmer

Mike Zimmer, 64, is now under contract through the 2023 season after tacking three years onto the remaining year of his old deal.

July 25, 2020 at 12:54AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Vikings finalized a three-year contract extension for head coach Mike Zimmer on Friday, the team announced.

Zimmer, 64, is now under contract through the 2023 season after tacking three years onto the remaining year of his old deal.

News of a multiyear extension for Zimmer was first reported Wednesday. The financial terms of the deal were not released.

Entering his seventh year in Minnesota, Zimmer has a 57-38-1 (.599) record in the regular season and 2-3 in the postseason.

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Andrew Krammer covers the Vikings for the Minnesota Star Tribune, entering his sixth NFL season. From the Metrodome to U.S. Bank Stadium, he's reported on everything from Case Keenum's Minneapolis Miracle, the offensive line's kangaroo court to Adrian Peterson's suspension.

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