7 Minnesota Vikings who surprisingly never made a Pro Bowl

Ryan Longwell – K

For some reason, Ryan Longwell played with the Packers for the first nine years of his career before joining the interstate rival Vikings in 2006. Outside of one tumultuous year with Green Bay in 2001, Longwell was quite reliable for the Packers in those nine seasons.

When he signed on with Minnesota at the start of the Brad Childress era, Longwell was equally as reliable.

Of all placekickers that attempted 100 field goals or more from 2006 to 2011, Longwell was the seventh-most accurate qualifier. He also drilled 98 percent of extra points during his tenure with Minnesota.

Considering the extra-point performance the Vikings have endured in the last half-decade, Longwell’s 98-percent mark invokes jealousy.

All in all, Longwell was the most reliable kicker Minnesota has employed since Dan Bailey righted the ship in 2019. It’s somewhat dumbfounding that he never collected Pro Bowl honors with either Green Bay or Minnesota.