Overview
- Denver met with longtime defensive coach Mike Zimmer last week about joining the staff, and multiple outlets report mutual interest with no deal imminent.
- If hired, Zimmer would take a senior position rather than replace defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, according to 9News’ reporting cited across outlets.
- The inquiry comes despite Denver fielding a top defense in 2025, ranking No. 2 in yards allowed and No. 3 in scoring while leading the NFL in sacks the past two seasons.
- Zimmer, 69, brings 45 years of coaching experience, including eight seasons as Vikings head coach and a 2024 stint as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator, and has prior ties to GM George Paton from Minnesota.
- Sean Payton and George Paton are scheduled to speak at the combine, where play-calling plans involving newly promoted OC Davis Webb are expected to be addressed, and former safety Kareem Jackson says he is serving as a southwest regional college scout.