Adam Zimmer, the son of longtime NFL coach Mike Zimmer died on October 31, 2022. However, his cause of death has not been revealed to the public. Adam was 38.
Adam’s death was announced by his sister, Corri Zimmer in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
“I can’t believe I’m writing this,” Corri wrote in the post. “I lost my big brother yesterday. 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.”
Adam Zimmer was an American football coach.
He was born on January 13, 1984, in Ogden, Utah, United States to Mike Zimmer and Vikki Zimmer.
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.
Zimmer played for the Trinity University Tigers football team as a safety from 2002-2005, where he wore #28.
Zimmer landed his first coaching job with the New Orleans Saints as an assistant linebackers coach in 2006. During his first season in the NFL, the Saints won the NFC South Division Title and made it to the NFC Championship game. In the 2009 season, Zimmer’s final season in New Orleans, the Saints went on to win Super Bowl XLIV.
He subsequently became an assistant linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs (2010-2012), for the Cincinnati Bengals, he served as assistant defensive backs coach (2013) and offensive analyst (2022), and linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings (2014-2021).