Star Tribune · Feb 15, 2020
Andre Patterson's bond with Mike Zimmer extends to the next generation
Vikings co-defensive coordinator Andre Patterson is looking forward to sharing job with Adam Zimmer.Andre Patterson was 27 and fresh out of the high school coaching ranks when he met 31-year-old Mike Zimmer at Weber State in Ogden, Utah, in 1988.
The Wildcats were coming off a 10-win season and a trip to the Division I-AA quarterfinals. Zimmer was heading into his fourth season as Mike Price’s defensive backs coach. Patterson had just been hired to coach the defensive line.
Similar in thought yet different in approach, they hit it off immediately.
