If you thought former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer would be on a beach somewhere sipping piña coladas, you’d better think again.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the recently fired coach is looking to get back on the sidelines as soon as the 2022 season. Things have been relatively quiet on the job front for Zimmer because teams assumed he was taking a little time away from the game before eventually jumping back into the fire.
But there’s sure to be interest in a brilliant defensive mind, even if he can’t land another job as a head coach right out of the gates. There are multiple teams out there that he’s capable of helping with his focus solely lying on one side of the ball as a defensive coordinator.
That goes without mentioning the fact that there are still head coaching jobs available in New Orleans, Miami and Houston. So it isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility that he lands on his feet in the same position he was just fired from.
Zimmer is 72-56-1 as a head coach with a 2-3 postseason record, including an NFC Championship appearance in 2017. It’s only a matter of time before another opportunity comes knocking.
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