Vikings' Cam Smith Will 'Possibly' Play Again After Heart Surgery, Says Zimmer

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is hopeful linebacker Cameron Smith will be able to play football again after undergoing open-heart surgery.

Speaking to reporters, Zimmer called Smith "a great kid" who will "be able to live a normal life and possibly play football" in the future.

Smith announced on Instagram last week that he will miss the 2020 season after doctors discovered a heart issue once he tested positive for COVID-19:

"There is a surgery that will allow me to continue to play football as soon as I am healed and cleared and I didn’t think twice about going with that one. By no means am I ready to be done playing football, there is still so much more I want to accomplish on the…