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“It’s a lot of fun to get out here with these young kids and teach them about football and education and just going out and having fun,” Zimmer added.
While the three-plus hour camp did include football drills and dozens of touch football games, the focus was also on getting good grades and teaching youth about the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Zimmer bounced around the field and interacted with players throughout the session, popping in and out of numerous huddles in the touch football games.
“[It’s] a lot more fun than my players,” Zimmer said with a smile. “We get out here and have fun … you try to teach them one or two things, but it’s just about having fun.”
A handful of Zimmer’s players were on hand to help out, including Kyle Rudolph, C.J. Ham, Devante Downs and Ade Aruna.
Vikings defensive line coach Andre Patterson was also in attendance, as were assistant defensive line coach Rob Rodriguez, assistant offensive line coach Andrew Janocko and assistant defensive backs coach Jeff Howard.
Zimmer’s son, Adam, the Vikings linebackers coach helped out along with Zimmer’s daughter, Corri, who runs the Mike Zimmer Foundation.
The camp has become one of the hottest tickets in town.