Mike Zimmer nearly withdrew his name from consideration for the Minnesota Vikings' head coaching vacancy after his first interview.

Zimmer is a 57-year-old first time head coach.

“I almost didn’t go [for a second interview in Minnesota], yeah,” Zimmer said. “I was so disappointed. It was like, ‘Why even do this?’ It was to that point. I figured I was getting too old . It thought, ‘Forget this.’

“But I talked to a couple of people who said, ‘Hey, you’ve gotta go. What are you doing?’”