Former Vikings draft pick decides he is done playing in the NFL

Currently without a team, former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Gerald Hodges has decided to retire from the NFL after just six seasons.

Six years after the Minnesota Vikings decided to select him in the fourth-round of the 2013 NFL Draft, linebacker Gerald Hodges announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday.

Hodges spent two and a half seasons with the Vikings before the team opted to include him in a trade package to acquire offensive lineman Nick Easton from the San Francisco 49ers in 2015.

His best year with Minnesota came during the 2014 season. He appeared in 14 games for the Vikings that year and finished with a total of 65 tackles, six pass breakups, one interception (that was…