Retiring Kevin Williams Recalls 'Awesome Time'

Kevin Williams, the man with more starts by a defensive tackle than anyone in Vikings history, is approaching the finish line.

Williams signed a one-day contract with Minnesota on Wednesday and will formally retire as a Viking on Thursday, the team announced.

A first-round pick (the ninth overall selection) in 2003, Williams played 11 seasons and started all 171 games he played for Minnesota, missing just five regular-season contests along the way.

Williams said during a phone interview that it means a lot to retire as a Viking after playing 2014 with Seattle and 2015 with New Orleans.

“That’s what you want to do when you come into this league,” Williams said. “I didn’t want to be all over the…