Mike Zimmer didn’t address Vikings players after 2022 HC exit: ‘They fired me’ | News, scores, highlights, stats and rumours

Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer did not want to address the team after he was fired in January 2022. In fact, the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator still blames his former players for leaving canned.

“They asked me if I wanted to address the team,” Zimmer told Mark Craig Minneapolis Star Tribune. “And I said, ‘Hell no. They kicked me out.”

“I didn’t know I was supposed to go to HR and log out or whatever. Nobody told me. I got all my things, got in my truck and left.

He added, “I can tell you, I haven’t watched a Minnesota game since.”

Zimmer also admitted to Craig that he holds a grudge, which would explain his feelings toward the organization nearly three years later.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk had an opinion on the matter.

“The truth is that Zimmer fired himself. He is responsible for the team. And the buck stops with him. (The team isn’t the only thing he blames for the firing. He certainly blames GM Rick Spielman. Zimmer’s quotes about that relationship are powerful enough to merit their own post.)

“Plus, Zimmer’s final roster wasn’t all that different from the one that went 13-4 the following year. Of course, you might not have noticed.”

Some Vikings fans did not take kindly to Zimmer’s remarks.