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Mike Zimmer, ex-Bengals coordinator and Vikings coach, is Dallas’ defensive coordinator
Mike Zimmer is the Dallas’ Cowboys new defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports Monday night.
Zimmer, 67, was the defensive coordinator on Marvin Lewis’ Cincinnati Bengals coaching staff from 2008 to 2013. He was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2014 to 2022.
Zimmer was most recently an analyst and consultant for head coach Deion Sanders at Jackson State in 2022 and for the Colorado Buffaloes in 2023.
Zimmer left the Bengals in January 2014 to become the Vikings’ head coach. His record in eight seasons in Minnesota (including postseason) was 74-59-1.
Earlier this month, Lewis was named an assistant head coach on Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce’s staff.
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Bengals Beat Podcast: A discussion with Duke Tobin at the 2024 Senior Bowl
On this week’s episode of the Bengals Beat Podcast, Kelsey Conway sits down with Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin at the 2024 Senior Bowl.