Corri Zimmer, the sister of Adam Zimmer, revealed his death on Tuesday. At this time, the circumstances behind Zimmer’s death are unknown.
Adam Zimmer, the son of former Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer and an NFL assistant coach for 16 years, died Monday at the age of 38.
Corri Zimmer White, Mike’s daughter and Adam’s sister verified the news on Instagram Tuesday morning. A cause of death was not mentioned.
Adam Zimmer joined the Vikings coaching staff in 2014 when his father was named head coach. He was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2020 after six seasons as linebackers coach. After the 2021 season, he, his father and most of the coaching staff were fired.
Zimmer began his coaching career with the New Orleans Saints.
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Zimmer began his coaching career as an assistant linebackers coach with the New Orleans Saints in 2006. From 2010 to 2012, he worked in a similar capacity for the Kansas City Chiefs.
He joined his father as an assistant defensive backs coach with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013, during Mike Zimmer’s final season as defensive coordinator, before following him to the Vikings.
Adam Zimmer recently worked as an offensive analyst with the Bengals.
“For the past 15 years, our company has had the pleasure of knowing and working with the Zimmer family. We have the utmost respect for Mike and Adam and are deeply saddened by this unfortunate news,” Bengals president Mike Brown said in a statement.
“Mike and Adam were more than just coaches for us; they were also close friends. At this time, our thoughts and prayers are with the Zimmer family.”
Zimmer White wrote about the untimely death of family matriarch Vikki Zimmer in 2009 in an Instagram post.
“My brother was one of my best friends,” he added, “particularly after my mother died. He was always there for me and was the first person to come forward and volunteer at my foundation activities.”
