Vikings Coach Mike Zimmer Hides His Chewing Tobacco In Bag Of Sunflower Seeds

Unfortunately for him, cameras were right on him as he took a big chunk of chewing tobacco out during the third quarter. The cameras also caught him attempting to hide the product in a bag of sunflower seeds.

The interesting thing about this, however, is Zimmer was caught doing the same thing back in 2015.

While he didn’t use the sunflower seeds bag back then, he was caught on camera putting chewing tobacco in his mouth.

The NFL released the following statement in 2015 after Zimmer’s first incident:

It’s unclear if Zimmer faced any punishment in 2015. Most likely he received some sort of fine. The same will probably happen in 2019 as well. It’s clearly against the rules, and Zimmer was clearly caught using it.

For the above reasons, players and other club and League employees (including game officials) must not use alcohol or tobacco products while in the playing field area or while being interviewed on television. Further, NFL policy prohibits the use or presence of alcoholic beverages, including beer, in club locker rooms at any time during the preseason, regular season, or postseason, including during the practice week and on game day.

As for his chewing tobacco habit, Zimmer said he wanted to quit back in 2009 when he still a member of the Bengals’ coaching staff as a defensive coordinator.