Mike Zimmer, reported Vikings coaching candidate, has quite the mouth

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January 7, 2014 at 12:37PM

Ian Rapoport from NFL.com reported earlier today that the Vikings intend to interview Bengals DC Mike Zimmer for their head coaching vacancy.

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That would make two consecutive Vikings head coaches who, at one point, were Bengals defensive coordinators.

In stark contrast to Leslie Frazier, though, Zimmer appears to have quite the fiery temperament. The Bengals were featured on HBO's Hard Knocks in 2013, and Zimmer has a fairly memorable rant.

We'll link you to it instead of embedding it, and please note: STRONG LANGUAGE WARNING.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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