Robert Smith, 1993-2000: After a career that seemed to start and stop with injuries, Smith blossomed into one of the NFL's best runners in the late 1990's. Cris Carter was picked up after being released by the Eagles, and all he did was jump start a career that would be rewarded by his recent enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. Notables: Yeah, let's just call the 1980's the Great Wandering In The Tundra, as Lowdermilk was the only guy from OSU on the roster.Ĭris Carter, 1990-2001: 1990 saw the debut of one of the greatest Purple Buckeyes in team history, for the paltry price of a $100 waiver fee.
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He was a third round draft pick in '85, and ended up a six year starter before he left for Indy via free agency after the '92 season. Kirk Lowdermilk, 1985-1992: Although the early part of the decade saw no former Buckeyes on the roster, Kirk Lowdermilk changed that in a big way in 1985. Jobko wouldn't make it past '63, and Ferguson hung around thru the 1965 season. Notables: 1963 was the first year that there were three Buckeyes on the Vikings, as Bob Ferguson and Bill Jobko, joined Marshall. Somebody please explain to me why Jim Marshall isn't in the Hall of Fame Somebody please explain to me why he isn't in the Hall of Fame. I loved growing up and watching those guys, and Marshall was not only one of the main figures of the Purple People Eaters, he was also one of the most durable players in NFL history. I feel bad for the younger generations of fans that didn't get to see the Purple People Eaters. Although multiple Ohio State players came and went to the Vikings, Marshall was and will always be one of the hallmark Purple Buckeyes, if not the marquee one. Let's look at some prominent purple Buckeyes, and break it down by era. (And for the record, no, I don't like saying THE Ohio State University). There has been at least one former Buckeye on the roster in ever year except the seasons 1980-1984, and 2002-03, and some of the greatest Vikings of all time have come from Ohio State. The Minnesota Vikings have been in existence as an NFL franchise since 1961, with the 2013 season being their 53rd. So I did a little research to find out, and I was surprised at what I found. When that happened, I got to thinking about how many players the Vikings have had that have come from Columbus, and just how deep it went.
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His physical skills had diminished, but he is still pound for pound the best tackler in the game, an above average slot cover guy, and one of the leaders in the locker room.īut the second reason is because with the Vikings cutting Winfield and Michael Jenkins, there are currently no OSU guys on the roster for the first time since the end of 2003. The obvious one is that losing Winfield really hurts the Vikings secondary, and replacing him will be next to impossible in the short term. When Antoine Winfield left for Seattle, I was upset for a couple reasons. I've been fortunate in that there has been at least one former Buckeye on the Vikings roster in almost every season the Vikings have played. All of you know that I have two football passions, the Vikes and Ohio State (seriously, if my Twitter handle 'purplebuckeye' didn't give it away, I'm not sure there's much more I can do to telegraph it).
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