The NFL received heartbreaking news this Tuesday morning. Bengals offensive analyst Adam Zimmer has died at the young age of 38.
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Born in Ogden, Utah, Zimmer grew up in Colleyville, Texas, and attended Heritage High School while his father Mike Zimmer was a defensive coach for the Dallas Cowboys.
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| Born: | January 13, 1984 Ogden, Utah |
| Died: | October 31, 2022 (aged 38) Mendota Heights, Minnesota |
His grandfather Bill Zimmer coached football at Lockport Township High School for 35 years.
By the age of 10, Zimmer knew that he wanted to follow in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps and become a football coach.
Zimmer became the Chiefs’ assistant linebackers coach in the 2010 season. In his first season, he helped the Chiefs allow 46.2 fewer rushing yards per game compared to the year before.
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The NFL received heartbreaking news this Tuesday morning. Bengals offensive analyst Adam Zimmer has died at the young age of 38.
Zimmer, the son of former Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, has been around the NFL since 2006.
From 2006-2009, Zimmer was an assistant linebackers coach for the Saints. He then spent a few years on the Chiefs and one year on the Bengals before joining the Vikings.
During his stint in Minnesota, Zimmer was a linebackers coach. He was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2020.
Zimmer’s sister, Corri, announced that he passed away on Instagram.
“I can’t believe I’m writing this. I lost my big brother yesterday. The kindest, sweetest, family loving, sports obsessed soul there ever was,” she wrote. “I’ve felt pain like this once before but it’s been a while and I didn’t know I was able to feel like this again.
My heart is shattered and it hurts so bad. I don’t know how to juggle being a mom to one year old twin boys and the grief of losing my brother so unexpectedly. I’m so lost, I’m so overwhelmed, I’m so heartbroken.
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Cincinnati Bengals offensive analyst Adam Zimmer has died, his sister announced on social media.
Police found the 38-year-old’s body at his home in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, on Monday after a request for a welfare check at 1:15pm.
A cause of death is still to be determined but police said ‘there was nothing suspicious and there didn’t appear to be any evidence of foul play’.
‘I can’t believe I’m writing this,’ Zimmer’s sister Corri wrote on Instagram alongside several images of her brother.
‘I lost my big brother yesterday,’ she continued. ‘The kindest, sweetest, family loving, sports obsessed soul there ever was. I’ve felt pain like this once before but it’s been a while and I didn’t know I was able to feel like this again.
‘My heart is shattered and it hurts so bad. I don’t know how to juggle being a mom to one year old twin boys and the grief of losing my brother so unexpectedly. I’m so lost, I’m so overwhelmed, I’m so heartbroken.’
Police captain Wayne Wegener told the Star Tribute that the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office would now determine a cause and manner of Zimmer’s death.
In addition to the heartbreaking news, the Vikings released an official statement sharing their condolences to the Zimmer family. The NFL world truly lost a good one on Tuesday.
In addition to the Vikings’ statement, fans across the league offered their condolences as well. This is a difficult time for the Zimmer family.
It’s nice to at least see the NFL come together during the tragic death of Adam Zimmer. It is an unfortunate situation all around.
RIP to Adam Zimmer. He definitely played a large role within the Vikings’ organization and touched many lives in and out of his family.