June 18th, 2011 
Adam Warwas 
Posted in According to ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, Ryan Longwell has little doubt that he can still be one of the NFL’s best kickers at age 37, but isn’t sure which team he’ll be doing it for moving forward.
“I still feel like I’m very strong and very accurate,” Longwell said. “And I still feel like I’m a definite asset in the locker room after what we’ve been through in Minnesota the last few years.”
Despite Charlie Walters’ best efforts to mis-lead his readers into thinking Longwell had re-signed with the Vikings, and despite my best efforts to assure you all that he will be retained, the fact remains that Longwell will become an unrestricted free agent once this labor mess is cleaned up.
From the sounds of it, Longwell is willing to leave every possibility on the table, including both a return to the Vikings and a return to the Packers.
“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 also said he “wouldn’t mind going back” to Minnesota. When asked about a possibility of returning to Green Bay, where he had spent nine seasons prior to his five with the Vikings, Longwell said, “You never say never.”
Longwell’s age and shorter-than-preferred kickoffs are a couple of reasons that the Vikings may be willing to look elsewhere at the position. Yet, there is no denying he is one of the most accurate field goal kickers in the league.
I think Longwell is the best Viking kicker of all time. Faud Reveiz was really good to but I think Longwells accuracy is better. Having a good kicker is vital.