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| The Minnesota Vikings have released PK Ryan Longwell. |
| Fantasy Impact: Looks like the Viking are going with Blair White as their kicker this season. |
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| Minnesota Vikings PK Blair Walsh will compete with PK Ryan Longwell for the kicker position because head coach Leslie Frazier does not think the team will keep two kickers on the roster. |
| Fantasy Impact: At this point, you would have to think the rookie might have a slight edge but we'll know more once camp gets under way. |
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| The Minnesota Vikings may consider letting go of PK Ryan Longwell because the team selected PK Blair Walsh in the 2012 NFL Draft. |
| Fantasy Impact: Makes sense as the Vikings would save some money and get younger at the position. |
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| Minnesota Vikings WRs Percy Harvin and Michael Jenkins, DE Jared Allen and PK Ryan Longwell are not participating in team workouts this week. |
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| Minnesota Vikings special teams coordinator Mike Priefer said Friday, Nov. 11, that PK Ryan Longwell has 'something minor' that has been affecting his kicking recently, causing him to miss three field goals over the past four games. He didn't get into specifics, but said adjustments were made in practice this week. |
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| Updating a previous report, Minnesota Vikings PK Ryan Longwell has agreed to terms on a four-year contract worth $12 million. The deal includes a $3.5 million in guarantees. |
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| The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a multiyear deal with free-agent PK Ryan Longwell. Exact terms of the deal were not available. |
| Fantasy Impact: Longwell has done well for the Vikings in a dome. He is a low-end No. 1 kicker. |
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| Minnesota Vikings impending free-agent PK Ryan Longwell said he is planning to re-sign with the team once the lockout is over. 'Our full intention to go back to Minnesota and put together another good stretch of years up there,' Longwell said. 'It does seem like a really good fit. I am a firm believer in the way [head coach Leslie Frazier] approaches coaching and life and approaches people.' |
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| Minnesota Vikings impending free-agent PK Ryan Longwell said that he is not ruling out anything when free-agency begins. He said he would like to re-sign with the Vikings but is willing to sign with any team that needs a kicker. 'I'm not closing any doors to free agency,' Longwell said, 'because you just don't know who needs a veteran experienced kicker. We've had fun in Minnesota and certainly think there is legitimate chance to go back there and succeed.' Longwell said he will be definitely will play this season. |
| Fantasy Impact: Longwell should find work but isn't the elite kicker of past years. |
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| Minnesota Vikings PK Ryan Longwell said he believes that the new kickoff rules can help extend his career because it will be easier to reach the end zone with kicks, reports Judd Zulgad, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. 'All of a sudden the goal line is in reach to open up some strategy stuff ... The way my career has gone, I've been blessed to play this long. I would think that this could give me some more years at the end of this,' Longwell said. |
| Fantasy Impact: Some of the older kickers could hang on longer with this new rule. |
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