Vikings' Zimmer has 'no problem' coaching out last year of contract

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer isn't worried about the possibility of entering the final season of his contract in 2019 without an extension.

"I got no problem with that," he told reporters Thursday at his exit interview.

"Free agent after that, right?" he added with a grin.

Zimmer, 62, has been at the helm of the Vikings for five seasons and has posted a 47-32-1 record over that span. The team has alternated between missing and making the playoffs, falling on the wrong end of that pattern this year after a loss in Week 17 bumped Minnesota from the No. 6 seed in the NFC.

Zimmer acknowledged the Vikings didn't possess the same edge this season that they played with in the past, but vowed to restore it over the offseason.

Head coaches rarely go into a season with just one year remaining on their contract.