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| Longwell booted for Walsh: The Vikings have released veteran placekicker Ryan Longwell, who had three years remaining on his contract. The 37-year-old veteran of 15 seasons, including six with the Vikings, saw his job become tenuous when the team selected Georgia kicker Blair Walsh in the sixth round, and even more so when coach Leslie Frazier said last week keeping two kickers was "not in the thinking right now." (Updated 05/08/2012) |
| Injury Report |
| No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12). |
| Fantasy Analysis |
| Walsh is considered a reliable mid-range kicker who is not afraid to tee it up from 60-plus yards. But he hit 21 of 35 field goal attempts (60 pct.) in 2011 while setting an NCAA record with at least one field goal in 45 games in his career. It's tough to take a shot on Walsh knowing he hit just 60 percent of his kicks in school, and even tougher knowing that the Vikings' offense isn't expected to put him in position to kick a ton of field goals. We wouldn't take Walsh with a pick in Fantasy and wouldn't obviously take Longwell until he lands somewhere (if he lands somewhere). (Updated 05/08/2012). |
| More Updates |
| May 9, 2012: Spielman: Releasing Longwell was a tough decision |
| May 8, 2012: Longwell thanks his teammates and colleagues |
| May 7, 2012: Longwell's release perhaps foreshadowed in the Vikings' draft |
| May 7, 2012: Vikings release K Ryan Longwell On Monday, the Vikings released long-time kicker Ryan Longwell, according to the team website. It's not particularly newsworthy until you're reminded that Minnesota gave Longwell a four-year, $12 million contract following last summer's lockout, including a $3.75 million signing bonus. |
| April 28, 2012: Vikings take K Walsh in 6th round Rapid Report |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| P1 | 8/10/12 | @ SF | 9:00 pm |
| P2 | 8/17/12 | BUF | 8:00 pm |
| P3 | 8/24/12 | SD | 8:00 pm |
| P4 | 8/30/12 | @ HOU | 7:00 pm |
| 1 | 9/9/12 | JAC | 1:00 pm |
| 2 | 9/16/12 | @ IND | 1:00 pm |
| 3 | 9/23/12 | SF | 1:00 pm |
| 4 | 9/30/12 | @ DET | 1:00 pm |
| 5 | 10/7/12 | TEN | 1:00 pm |
| 6 | 10/14/12 | @ WAS | 4:15 pm |
| 7 | 10/21/12 | ARI | 1:00 pm |
| 8 | 10/25/12 | TB | 8:20 pm |
| 9 | 11/4/12 | @ SEA | 4:05 pm |
| 10 | 11/11/12 | DET | 1:00 pm |
| Bye: Week 11 | |||
| 12 | 11/25/12 | @ CHI | 1:00 pm |
| 13 | 12/2/12 | @ GB | 1:00 pm |
| 14 | 12/9/12 | CHI | 1:00 pm |
| 15 | 12/16/12 | @ STL | 1:00 pm |
| 16 | 12/23/12 | @ HOU | 1:00 pm |
| 17 | 12/30/12 | GB | 1:00 pm |
| Kicking | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Tot | Lg | Blk | Pct | XP | XPG | Pct | |
| 1997 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 4-4 | 7-8 | 10-13 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 24-30 | 50 | 2 | 80.0 | 48-48 | 48 | 100.0 | |
| 1998 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 13-15 | 9-10 | 0-1 | 29-33 | 45 | 0 | 87.9 | 41-43 | 41 | 95.3 | |
| 1999 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 8-9 | 8-10 | 1-2 | 25-30 | 50 | 3 | 83.3 | 38-38 | 38 | 100.0 | |
| 2000 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 10-10 | 13-15 | 3-5 | 33-38 | 52 | 1 | 86.8 | 32-32 | 32 | 100.0 | |
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9-10 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 20-31 | 54 | 1 | 64.5 | 44-45 | 44 | 97.8 | |
| 2002 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 12-13 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 28-34 | 49 | 1 | 82.4 | 44-44 | 44 | 100.0 | |
| 2003 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11-11 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 23-26 | 50 | 0 | 88.5 | 51-51 | 51 | 100.0 | |
| 2004 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 8-9 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 24-28 | 53 | 0 | 85.7 | 48-48 | 48 | 100.0 | |
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 20-27 | 53 | 1 | 74.1 | 30-31 | 30 | 96.8 | |
| 2006 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 8-8 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 21-25 | 49 | 1 | 84.0 | 27-28 | 27 | 96.4 | |
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6-6 | 10-11 | 1-4 | 20-24 | 55 | 1 | 83.3 | 39-40 | 39 | 97.5 | |
| 2008 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 7-9 | 6-9 | 6-6 | 29-34 | 54 | 2 | 85.3 | 40-40 | 40 | 100.0 | |
| 2009 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 1-1 | 10-10 | 5-6 | 8-9 | 2-2 | 26-28 | 52 | 1 | 92.9 | 54-55 | 54 | 98.2 | |
| 2010 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 8-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 17-18 | 48 | 0 | 94.4 | 30-31 | 30 | 96.8 | |
| 2011 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 7-8 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 22-28 | 53 | 1 | 78.6 | 38-39 | 38 | 97.4 | |
| TOTAL | 240 | 9-9 | 103-108 | 128-146 | 97-132 | 24-39 | 361-434 | 55 | 15 | 83.2 | 604-613 | 604 | 98.5 | ||
| Kickoffs | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | KO | Avg | TB | Ret | Ret Avg | TD | Onside | Recov | |||||
| 1997 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 89 | 65.7 | 11 | 78 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1998 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 88 | 61.8 | 7 | 74 | 24.4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 1999 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 80 | 61.9 | 5 | 72 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2000 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 83 | 61.3 | 5 | 76 | 21.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 81 | 59.5 | 4 | 75 | 20.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 85 | 61.0 | 2 | 83 | 21.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2003 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 92 | 58.6 | 4 | 82 | 20.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2004 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 83 | 58.6 | 2 | 79 | 20.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 69 | 60.9 | 3 | 65 | 21.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 66 | 59.3 | 3 | 58 | 23.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 77 | 62.8 | 9 | 63 | 22.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2008 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 84 | 64.5 | 6 | 77 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 98 | 63.7 | 5 | 91 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 65 | 62.3 | 3 | 61 | 23.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 77 | 64.8 | 19 | 56 | 25.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 1217 | 61.8 | 88 | 1090 | 22.1 | 6 | 27 | 7 | ||||||
| Punting | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | No. | Yds | Lg | Avg | Blk | I20 | TB | Downed | No | Ret Yds | TD | Net Avg | |
| 1997 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 1998 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 1999 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | |
| 2000 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 2002 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 2003 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 2 | 58 | 30 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | |
| 2004 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 2006 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | |
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 2008 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 2009 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 2010 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| 2011 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | |
| TOTAL | 240 | 5 | 134 | 30 | 26.8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 | ||
| Passing | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | YPA | Lg | TD | Int | Tkld | 20+ | 40+ | Rate |
| 1997 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 1998 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 1999 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2000 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2002 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2003 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2004 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2006 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2008 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2009 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2010 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| 2011 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | --- |
| TOTAL | 240 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| Defensive Stats | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | Total | Tkl | Ast | Sacks | Int | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD | Pass Def | |||
| 1997 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| TOTAL | 240 | 14 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | Fum | Lost | Fum Forced | Own Rec | Opp Rec | Yds | Tot Rec | TD | |||||
| 1997 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1998 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1999 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2001 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2003 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2009 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
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