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Kevin SeifertESPN Staff Writer
- ESPN.com nationalist NFL writer
- ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013
- Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008
Adam Zimmer, the lad of erstwhile Minnesota Vikings manager Mike Zimmer and an NFL adjunct manager for 16 seasons, died Monday astatine property 38.
Corri Zimmer White, Mike's girl and Adam's sister, confirmed the quality Tuesday greeting connected Instagram. No origin of decease was given.
Adam Zimmer joined the Vikings' coaching unit erstwhile his begetter was hired arsenic caput manager successful 2014. He served arsenic linebackers manager for six seasons earlier being promoted to co-defensive coordinator successful 2020. He was fired on with his begetter and the bulk of the coaching unit pursuing the 2021 season.
Zimmer began his coaching vocation successful 2006 with the New Orleans Saints arsenic an adjunct linebackers coach. He held a akin presumption with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2010-12. He joined his begetter with the Cincinnati Bengals arsenic an adjunct antiaircraft backs manager successful 2013, during Mike Zimmer's last play determination arsenic a antiaircraft coordinator, earlier moving with him to the Vikings.
Most recently, Adam Zimmer had been moving arsenic an violative expert to the Bengals.
In her Instagram post, Corri Zimmer White wrote astir the unexpected decease of household matriarch Vikki Zimmer successful 2009.
"My member was 1 of my champion friends," she wrote, "especially aft my ma died, we became truthful close. He was ever determination for maine and ever the archetypal to amusement up and unpaid astatine my instauration events."
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