He hasn't been told, if you believe Zim.
https://www.inforum.com/sports/zimmer-has-no-time-for-speculation-about-his-job-as-vikings-head-coach
Zimmer has no time for speculation about his job as Vikings head coach
EAGAN, Minn. -- So much for the Minnesota Vikings’ trend of making the playoffs in odd-numbered years.
Since
Mike Zimmer took over as head coach in 2014, Minnesota missed the
postseason in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 and made it in 2015, 2017 and
2019. But the 2021 season will end with a whimper in a meaningless
Vikings game against Chicago on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
The
Vikings (7-9) were eliminated from playoff contention with their ugly
37-10 loss at Green Bay on Sunday night, a game in which they were
without starting quarterback Kirk Cousins, who went on the COVID-19
reserve list two days before the game. And there is much speculation
about whether Zimmer will be back in 2022 for a ninth season.
Asked Monday if he has talked to management about his future, Zimmer said, “No, I have not talked to any of them.”He then was asked why he believes he would be the right man for the job moving forward.
“That’s not for me to judge,” Zimmer said.
As
Vikings coach, Zimmer is 71-56-1 with three playoff berths in his first
six seasons, including a trip to the 2017 NFC Championship Game. But
the Vikings are just 14-18 the past two seasons, missing the playoffs
both years. They have not been above .500 at any point during the 2020
and 2021 seasons.
“The media is the ones doing all the
‘uncertainty” and everything else,” Zimmer said about speculation on
whether he and his staff will return. “We don’t worry about that. We
just focus on what our job is.”