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Vikings coach on what tackle Matt Kalil will do – and what he won’t – for Carolina

New Carolina Panthers left tackle Matt Kalil went to the Pro Bowl as a rookie with Minnesota in 2012.

Unfortunately for Mike Zimmer, the Vikings coach was still the Bengals’ defensive coordinator at the time.

Kalil’s play was more inconsistent after Zimmer arrived in Minnesota in 2014, although Zimmer said Wednesday that Kalil was improving last year before season-ending hip surgery in September.

“The injury hurt him a lot (last) year,” Zimmer said at the owners meetings. “Going into last season I felt like he was getting better.”

The Panthers signed Kalil to a five-year, $55.