Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Morten Andersen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the class of 2017 on Saturday, August 5, 2017.
This was a great week for the NFL. While many teams like the Minnesota Vikings were working on wrapping up training camp and preparing for the preseason, other events like the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game and the enshrinement of legendary players into the Hall of Fame.
Among those who made the cut for the 2017 Hall of Fame class is kicker Morten Andersen, who spent 25 years in the league with 5 different franchises and set numerous records which still stand to this day.
Fans of the Vikings were lucky to have the services of Andersen for one season of his career. During the 2004 campaign he served as Minnesota’s kicker, connecting on 18 of his 22 field goal attempts and made all 45 extra point attempts.
Check out these highlights from the career of Morten Andersen as shared on the official Twitter account of the NFL:
https://twitter.com/NFL/status/893864758041903104
Here is a video from the NFL Twitter account sharing the history of Morten Andersen as well as some of his most memorable moments from his long and successful career.
“For exactly a quarter century, he was accurate, reliable.. and cool under pressure.”
— NFL (@NFL) August 6, 2017
Mr. Morten Andersen! #PFHOF17 https://t.co/C20ALU3HNS
Finally, here is NFL Network’s Rich Eisen introducing Morten Andersen at the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony in Canton, Ohio shared from the official NFL Twitter account:
25 NFL seasons.
— NFL (@NFL) August 5, 2017
Just the second placekicker to be inducted into the @ProFootballHOF.
Morten Andersen receives his #PFHOF17 Gold Jacket! https://t.co/gZZDQ9WNmF
Andersen is best known for his time with the New Orleans Saints. He spent a majority of his career there, staying put for 13 of his 25 seasons. Other teams he spent time with other than the Saints and Vikings were the Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, and New York Giants.
Astoundingly, Morten Andersen becomes only the second placekick to ever be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, joining another former Minnesota kicker, Jan Stenerud, as the only two.
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Congratulations go out to Morten Andersen for being part of the class of 2017 enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and it is great that he got to share part of his legacy with the Minnesota Vikings.