Mike Zimmer
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- Seasons coached
- 25
- First season
- 1979
- Teams
- 8
Career
8 stints
- 1979–1980MissouriDefensive Assistant
- 1989–1993Washington Statedc
- 2007Atlanta FalconsDefensive Coordinator
- 2008–2013Cincinnati BengalsDefensive Coordinator
- 2014–2021Minnesota VikingsHead Coach
- 2022Jackson StateAnalyst
- 2023ColoradoAnalyst
- 2024Dallas CowboysDefensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
7 mentors, 22 protégés, 4 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
30
- 2024Mike McCarthyCoached under · Dallas Cowboys
- 2023Deion SandersCoached under · Colorado
- 2022Deion SandersCoached under · Jackson State
- 2021Karl ScottMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2021Keenan McCardellMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2021Paul GuentherMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2021Robert SteeplesMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2021Sam SiefkesMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2020Daronte JonesMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2020Dom CapersMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2020–2021Phil RauscherMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2020–2021Roy AndersonMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2019–2020Marwan MaaloufMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2018John DeFilippoMentored · Minnesota Vikings
- 2017–2018Clancy BaroneMentored · Minnesota Vikings
15 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
6
- 2025Matt EberflusSucceeded by · Dallas Cowboys
- 2024Dan QuinnSucceeded · Dallas Cowboys
- 2022Mike PettineSucceeded by · Minnesota Vikings
- 2014Paul GuentherSucceeded by · Cincinnati Bengals
- 1994Bill DobaSucceeded by · Washington State
- 1989John SmithSucceeded · Washington State
Tenure
25 seasons
- Minnesota VikingsHead coach · 2014–20218
- Cincinnati BengalsCoordinator · 2008–20136
- Washington StateCoordinator · 1989–19935
- MissouriAnalyst · 1979–19802
- Dallas CowboysCoordinator · 20241
- ColoradoAnalyst · 20231
- Jackson StateAnalyst · 20221
- Atlanta FalconsCoordinator · 20071
Pipeline
2 of 4 coordinators
- 5 seasonsJohn DeFilippounder at Minnesota Vikings 2018 · head coach at New Orleans Breakers2023
- 1 seasonPat Shurmurunder at Minnesota Vikings 2016 · head coach at New York Giants2018
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Mike Zimmer. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.