Former Saints assistant coach Adam Zimmer, son of longtime Vikings coach Mike Zimmer, dead at 38 (2024)
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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Former New Orleans Saints assistant coach Adam Zimmer has died, the team announced on Tuesday.
According to a tweet from the Saints organization, Adam Zimmer passed away at the age of 38. Details on how he died were not disclosed.
Zimmer began his NFL coaching career in New Orleans in 2006, working as an assistant linebackers coach. In his final year, he helped lead the Saints to their first and only Super Bowl win in franchise history.
“Heartbreaking news this morning. RIP Adam Zimmer. Prayers to his family,” tweeted former Saints head coach Sean Peyton, who also started his New Orleans tenure in 2006.
Zimmer would then leave for another coaching job with the Kansas City Chiefs before joining his father, longtime Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer’s, staff from 2014 up until earlier this year. He most recently was working as an offensive analyst with the Cincinnati Bengals up until his death.
“Adam was knowledgeable, hard-working, well-liked by everyone he came into contact with, and enthusiastic. During his time with the Saints, he quickly developed into an excellent coach,” the Saints organization said in a statement from the NFL. “His efforts as a member of the coaching staff, first as a defensive assistant and then as assistant linebackers coach in 2009, were important to this football team, as it built up quickly to reach a championship level.”
Zimmer was found dead at his home in Mendota Heights on Halloween. Adam Zimmer, the former co-defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings and son of ex-Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, died from excessive alcohol use. The 38-year-old was found dead at his home in the Twin Cities on Oct.
Adam Zimmer, a former Minnesota Vikings co-defensive coordinator and son of former head coach Mike Zimmer, died from complications from alcohol abuse, according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner.
Adam Zimmer's cause of death was finally confirmed after he was found dead on his apartment's couch. He died due to chronic alcohol abuse, says the medical examiner. Adam Zimmer was a renowned coach in the national football league. He started his coaching position as the assistant linebacker coach in 2006.
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Zimmer added more drama to their looming recommendation in February 2018. If they chose wrong, he said, “I'll probably get fired.” On Monday, after eight roller-coaster years as the head coach of the Vikings, Zimmer was fired along with Spielman.
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On December 16, 2022, The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office announced that Zimmer's cause of death was complications of chronic ethanol use disorder. The disorder can be caused by excessive drinking or by having withdrawal symptom while drastically cutting back or completely stopping drinking.
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