Adam Zimmer's Cause of Death Confirmed Almost 2 Months After He Was Found Dead: Reports

Mar. 15, 2025

Adam Zimmer’s cause of death has been confirmed as due to chronic alcohol abuse.

Minnesota’sHennepin County Medical Examiner’s Officeannounced the news on Friday, according to multiple outlets.

The medical examiner’s office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

The Cincinnati Bengals, whereZimmer was an assistant coach, first announced his death in a statement on Nov. 1.

PEOPLE reached out to the Bengals for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Last month, the Mendota Heights Police Department was performing a welfare check on Zimmer, who lived in Minnesota, police chief Wayne Wegener Jr. said, according toESPN.

Once police got to Zimmer’s home, he had already died. At the time, Wegener said authorities were “not investigating this as a suspicious death” and the Hennepin County medical examiner would rule on and release his cause of death.

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Police filed the affidavit in Dakota County District Court and said thatZimmer had also suffered an eye injury, according to theStar Tribune.

Zimmer “appeared to have bruising or blood pooling around his eye,” officers wrote, per thePioneer Press. In their filing, police said they do not suspect foul play, theStar Tribunereported.

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Zimmer, whose father is longtime NFL coach Mike Zimmer, began coaching for the Bengals this season. Before that, he served as a coach for the Minnesota Vikings after his father became head coach in 2014. He and his father were both terminated last year, according to ESPN.

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Adam’s first coaching position in the NFL was in 2006 as an assistant linebackers coach for the New Orleans Saints.

source: people.com