Yesterday, it was reported that Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer had undergone another surgery on his eye. This was his eighth procedure to try to fix the issues, and it will come with some team-related drawbacks.
The Vikings took to their official social media accounts today to release a statement from general manager Rick Spielman about how Zimmer will be taking some time away from OTAs to recover from the surgery.
Here is the post from the official Minnesota Vikings Facebook account showing the statement as issued by Spielman on May 22, 2017:
In a recent article on the official Vikings website, head coach Mike Zimmer discussed his feelings on KFAN’s 9 to Noon show about the latest surgery and how it will hopefully be his last:
“The retina looks great, the pressure in my eye is really good,” Zimmer said.