Vikings coach Mike Zimmer returned to Winter Park Tuesday a day after attending the funeral of his father in Naples, Fla..
Bill Zimmer died last week at age 84. Zimmer left the team on Sunday, an off day, and missed Monday's workout. He has spoken often of the great admiration he has had for his father.
"My dad was very, very proud of me. I know that; he's told me that many times," Zimmer said Tuesday. "My brother said at the funeral (Monday), one of the lines was that he never bragged about himself, but if the air-conditioner repairman (was there), within one minute he was telling him, 'My son's the head coach of the Vikings.