“#Cowboys expected to hire Mike Zimmer as defensive coordinator,” Pelissero wrote. “Zimmer, 67, is the third-winningest coach in #Vikings history and has long been respected for his defensive prowess. Big payday for Dallas, where Zimmer previously coached from 1994-2006..Zimmer takes over for former Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who left Dallas after the team’
s disappointing playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers in January to take the head coaching job with the Washington Commanders..Zimmer led the defense of the Cowboys from 2000-2006, then held the same position with the Atlanta Falcons in 2007 and the Cincinnati Bengals from 2008-2013 before joining the Vikings.
Minnesota fired Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman after an 8-9 regular season campaign in 2021. The Vikings replaced them with head coach Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell, who led the franchise to the NFC North division. title in 2022, but struggled to a 7-10 record last season when QB Kirk Cousins ​​suffered a torn Achilles about midway through the campaign..Sanders is the head coach at Jackson State and hired Zimmer as an analyst on his staff, first reported by HBCU Gameday on Aug. 16.”He’s asked me that a few times. The salary isn’t great,”
Zimmer said with a smile on The Pregame Show. “But I love Deion and I would do anything for him. He can open so many doors for these young men, but I’m really impressed with how he teaches them about life, not just football. And taking care of them and talking to them about real issues in the world, not fluff.”Zimmer, a Cowboys assistant from 1994-2006, won a Super Bowl with Sanders in 1996 as a quarterback before being promoted to defensive coordinator. in 2000..
