Earlier this week, The Viking Age shared a story from the Star Tribune about Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer using a somewhat disturbing motivational technique involving stuffed felines, fake blood, and slit throats that seemed to strange to believe.
It appears that it was, in fact, a situation that was blown out of proportion. ESPN released an article today where Zimmer expressed his displeasure for the media’s grasp of this story and wanted to ensure that his role in the incident was clearly defined.
Here is what Zimmer said during a talk with the media on Thursday:
“I want to set the record straight on an erroneous report that I feel like attacked my character and my reputation,” the coach said, before reading through a stack of headlines he’d printed out about the story.