The Minnesota Vikings fans aren't the only ones who are tired of the Minnesota Vikings drafting defensive backs in the NFL Draft, apparently Rick Spielman's wife is tired of it too.
The Minnesota Vikings entered the first round of the NFL draft with glaring needs at linebacker and quarterback.
They hit on the linebacker early, then squeaked in at the end of the night to grab what they hope is their quarterback of the future.
Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman joined ESPN 99.1's Jeff Thurn on Monday's edition of Overtime.
Spielman discusses letting Leslie Frazier go, and hiring Mike Zimmer as head coach:
"You know those are all very difficult decisions, but when we decided to make the change, we went through our head coaching process very thorough, ended up interviewing seven guys with our ownership,
Mike Zimmer is finally a head coach in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings think now is the time for the veteran defensive coordinator.
The Vikings announced Wednesday night that they had hired Zimmer for their top coaching position.
The Minnesota Vikings have moved into the home stretch of their search for a head coach and Cincinnati defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has emerged as a favorite.
Free agent and former Green Bay Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop has visited the Minnesota Vikings, and went through a "good workout" with team officials.