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• Rick Spielman on Kirk Cousins: Second year is usually when FA acquisitions take off

  27-02-2019 21:46
  Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman made a big splash last offseason when he signed quarterback Kirk Cousins to a three-year deal, but the team fell short of expectations by missing the playoffs in 2018. That result has led to rough reviews of Cousins’ work during his first season in Minnesota and the quarterback was one [more]
  
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• Spielman: Vikings Pick Up 2020 Option On Mike Zimmer’s Contract

  27-02-2019 19:10
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have exercised their option on coach Mike Zimmer’s contract for 2020.
  General manager Rick Spielman made the announcement in Indianapolis at the NFL scouting combine. Zimmer said last month he’d have no problem working in the final year of his deal without an extension in place, but now he’ll have some security.
  The Vikings have missed the postseason three out of five times while going 48-34-1, including the playoffs, under Zimmer
  
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• Vikings pick up option on Mike Zimmer’s contract

  27-02-2019 17:55
  The Vikings have picked up the option on Mike Zimmer’s contract, General Manager Rick Spielman told reporters Wednesday. Zimmer, 62, now is under contract through the 2020 season. The move prevents Zimmer from going into this season as a lame duck, which would have created questions with Gary Kubiak now an assistant coach on the [more]
  
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