Mike Zimmer was hoping he was done with surgeries on his right eye, but the Minnesota Vikings head coach underwent an eighth procedure this week.
Last season, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer missed a game against the Dallas Cowboys on December 1, 2016 due to an emergency eye surgery. Following that, a couple of other surgeries were done to attempt to fix the problem.
Sadly, the seven previous surgeries weren’t enough to repair the issue. On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, Zimmer underwent an eighth procedure according to ESPN to remove an oil bubble and replace it with a gas bubble.
There will be some restrictions on Zimmer following his most recent procedure, but they shouldn’t have an impact on his work with the team. The only real bad news is that the Vikings head coach will not be able to fly for 6 weeks.
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Zimmer hopes that this procedure will be the final one, but that is a feeling that he discussed previously and now he’s not as confident.
"“I’ve thought that before.”"
On Saturday, Zimmer said that his eye is healing. Despite the surgery, the head coach hosted his free football camp for kids run by his daughter Corri’s charity.
At this time, it is unknown if any addition surgery will be needed since the issues tend to happen unexpectedly.
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Hopefully, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer won’t have any further complications with his eye, especially during the 2017 season. However, it is good knowing that special teams coach Mike Priefer is more than able to step in if Zimmer is unable to coach in the future.