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game matching the NFC against the AFC.MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Vikings have
released 16-year veteran kicker Ryan Longwell, the latest and perhaps most
dangerous turnover to date in their rebuilding project. The surprising move was
made Monday, a little more than a week after the team drafted Georgia kicker
Blair Walsh in the sixth round. Shortly after Longwell said goodbye to Vikings
fans on Twitter—he thanked them for their cheers and said theyve “been
awesome” to him and his family—the team announced the decision in a brief
news release. “Ryan did a good job for us,” coach Leslie Frazier said. “He is a
great person and has been an outstanding player in our league for a long time. I
wish him nothing but the best. He has been great for our organization.” Longwell
had three seasons and $7 million left on a four-year contract he signed last
summer that included a $3.5 million signing bonus. He was due to make $1.75
million salary this season, putting him in jeopardy to join left guard
Steve Hutchinson, cornerback Cedric Griffin and right guard Anthony Herrera on
the list of expensive veterans let go this year. But few players can impact the
outcome of a game like the kicker, and despite a down 2011 season during which
he made 22 of 28 field-goal attempts Longwell was still one of the best in the
game at age 37. Over just six years with the Vikings, Longwell recorded 633
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nine years with the Green Bay Packers, Longwell is 13th in NFL history with
1,687 points and fourth on the active list. His career-long 55-yard field goal
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Chris Kluwe and long snapper Cullen Loeffler together with Longwell since he
switched rival teams and first signed with Minnesota in 2006, the Vikings had
the longest tenure of special-teams trios in the league. They were close
friends, too. “Sad to see Ryan go, both as a teammate and as a friend,” Kluwe
said on Twitter. “Unfortunately, thats the business of the NFL; we all get
replaced eventually.” The Vikings have enjoyed a remarkable run of reliable
kickers, with Longwell and Gary Anderson (1998-2002). Even short-term fill-ins
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college as the all-time leading scorer in Southeastern Conference history, but
he slumped his senior year and made only 21 of 35 field goals. “He was an
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