Alcohol use blamed for death of Bengals analyst Adam Zimmer
FILE - West head coach Adam Zimmer, of the Minnesota Vikings, looks on during the first half of the East West Shrine football game Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Former Minnesota co-defensive coordinator Adam Zimmer, an NFL assistant for 17 years and the son of previous Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, has died. He was 38. Corri Zimmer White, his younger sister, confirmed the death on her Instagram account on Tuesday. Adam Zimmer died on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, she said. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Medical examiners say the death of Cincinnati Bengals analyst Adam Zimmer was caused by chronic alcohol use.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office in Minnesota released the finding Friday. Zimmer had been found dead in October at age 38 at his home in Minnesota.
Zimmer was a former Minnesota Vikings co-defensive coordinator and the son of former head coach Mike Zimmer. He had been working remotely this season as an offensive analyst for the Cincinnati Bengals after eight years with the Vikings under his father.
When Mike Zimmer was fired in January, most of his staff was also dismissed.