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Vikings announce Scott Studwell is retiring

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings held their final press conference before the 2019 NFL Draft takes place this Thursday. The final announcement of the press conference caused a lot of emotion in Eagan, and with good reason.

Rick Spielman has announced that Scott Studwell, who has been a part of the Vikings’ organization for over four decades, would be officially retiring.

Studwell first came to the Vikings as a player, as the purple drafted him in the ninth round of the 1977 NFL Draft out of the University of Illinois. He spent 14 seasons with the Vikings as a player, and he retired in 1990 as the team’s all-time leading tackler.