Pat Shurmur needed a new job after the 2015 season. His three years with the Eagles working for Chip Kelly came to an end when Kelly was fired, and Shurmur, a candidate to take over as the head coach, did not get the position, as the Eagles went with Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson. Shurmur then spent two years with Mike Zimmer in Minnesota.

In 2016, Shurmur was the tight ends coach and also served as the interim offensive coordinator after Norv Turner resigned midway through that season. In 2017, Shurmur was Zimmer’s full-time offensive coordinator, and the work Shurmur did with Case Keenum was widely praised as transformative, considering the Vikings went 13-3 with a journeyman quarterback. It was enough for Shurmur to be named the NFL Assistant Coach of the Year.

On Sunday, Shurmur and Zimmer meet up again when the Giants face the Vikings at MetLife Stadium.

“Pat was, number one, he’s a great person, heck of a football coach,’’ Zimmer said Wednesday. “He was always trying to be innovative and find a way to obviously help the quarterback and try to move the football. But I think the biggest thing with Pat, especially the last year he was with me, was it was important for him to figure out how to help the team win, and I think he always had that in his mind when we talked about what we had to do as a team and how we had to approach games and things like that. He did a great job for us here and we miss him.’’

WR Golden Tate practiced for the first time after serving his four-game suspension for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.

“It felt like Christmas Day,’’ Tate said of the session in 88-degree heat.

A positive sight for the Giants: CB Sam Beal (hamstring) was sprinting on the sideline. He is on injured reserve and eligible to return to practice after Week 6. … LB Alec Ogletree (hamstring) did not practice, raising serious doubt about his ability to play Sunday. … LB Tae Davis (concussion protocol) wore a yellow non-contact jersey. … G Kevin Zeitler was given the day off as he continues to deal with a shoulder ailment.

LB Lorenzo Carter, RB Wayne Gallman and LT Nate Solder were all limited with neck issues.

“Just game soreness stuff,’’ Shurmur said. “This time of year, it kind of creeps up. By the end of the week, most, if not all, of these guys will be ready to go.’’

Vikings WR Stefon Diggs did not practice Wednesday, but his absence was not injury-related. The Vikings did not explain why Diggs did not work.

It was quite a turnaround for Janoris Jenkins. The veteran cornerback was toasted in Tampa by Mike Evans (three touchdown catches) but rebounded in a big way in his next game.

How big? Jenkins won the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award. He had two interceptions of rookie Dwayne Haskins in the victory over the Redskins and caused a third by deflecting a Case Keenum pass into the air, allowing rookie LB Ryan Connelly to get the Giants’ first interception of the day.