POSTED: 12:39 pm CST December 29, 2011
UPDATED: 12:47 pm CST December 29, 2011
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Jim Kleinsasser has spent 13 seasons' worth of Sundays flattening opponents with pancake blocks and paving the way for some of the game's great running backs.This Sunday will be his last.The Minnesota Vikings' battering ram is calling it a career. And it's been more than anyone could have imagined when the Vikings drafted him in the second round back in 1999.Kleinsasser grew up in the small town of Carrington, N.D. He played at North Dakota, then became a fan favorite as the burly, dependable fullback and tight end for the Vikings.He hasn't had a rushing attempt in eight years. But if the Vikings get near the goal line against the Bears on Sunday, coach Leslie Frazier says that could change.
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