Max (Masse) Zimmermann (born February 14, 1994) is a German professional
Canadian football wide receiver who is a
wide receiver for the
Berlin Thunder
The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe.
History
The Thunder came into existence as an expansion team, after the London/England Monarchs franchise shut down operations, prior to the 1999 season. Home games f ...
in the
European League of Football. He was born in Germany and played in the
German Football League before being signed by the
Saskatchewan Roughriders of the
Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early life and education
Zimmerman was born on February 14, 1994, in
Berlin, Germany
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent ...
. He went to college at
Potsdam.
Professional career
Potsdam Royals
He started his career with the
Potsdam Royals of the
German Football League in 2017. He played there from 2017 to 2018.
In 2017, he played on the
Germany national American football team
The Germany national American football team, nicknamed the Men in Black, is the official American football senior national team of Germany. They are organized by the American Football Verband Deutschland (AFVD). They get their players from teams o ...
.
In his two seasons with the Royals, he played in 21 games and had 60 receptions for 1,242 yards and 18 touchdowns.
They won the 2018 EFL Bowl.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
In 2019, he was picked as 1 of 18 European players to attend the
2019 CFL Combine. Zimmermann was drafted in the
2019 CFL European Draft
The 2019 CFL European Draft took place on April 11, 2019. Nine players were chosen from a pool of 18 European players who attended the 2019 CFL Combine.
Background
In October 2018, Canadian Football League (CFL) commissioner Randy Ambrosie outlin ...
by the
Saskatchewan Roughriders. He spent most of the season on the practice squad but he did make one appearance. He did not have any statistics in his one game. He was released on June 21, 2021.
Kuopio Steelers
When the
2020 CFL season
The 2020 CFL season would have been the 67th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially, it would have been the 63rd season of the Canadian Football League.
It was originally scheduled to begin on June 11; on April 7, the start of the s ...
was canceled, players were allowed to play in other leagues. Zimmermann went to the
Kuopio Steelers in a Finland football league. The Steelers would later win the league championship.
References
External links
Behind The Grind: Roughrider Max Zimmermann Prepares for Camp!
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1994 births
Living people
Saskatchewan Roughriders players
German players of Canadian football
Sportspeople from Berlin
Canadian football wide receivers
Berlin Thunder (ELF) players