The team has announced that owner Zygi Wilf would not renew Tice's contract. The announcement came right after the Vikings completed a 9-7 season with a 34-10 win over the Chicago Bears.
Tice went 32-32 in his four full seasons as head coach. His tenure was mostly marked by streaks and scandals, with a $100,000 fine levied last summer against him by the league for scalping his Super Bowl tickets.
That incident was followed by a wild boat party during the team's bye week in October that produced misdemeanor charges for four players, including quarterback Daunte Culpepper.
The Vikes moved into the playoff picture wiht a six-game winning streak that followed a 2-5 start. But they fell out of contention by suffering their second straight loss last Sunday in Baltimore.
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