Vikings DE Kenechi Udeze retired Wednesday. Here are some thoughts on his career; you can see how his on-field career compares to other 2009 retirees in this still-growing post.
Udeze, a former first-round pick out of USC, played just three full seasons with Minnesota, all as a starter, and had just 11 career sacks. His career was cut short by leukemia, which caused him to sit out in 2008 and then to retire after a comeback attempt just before training camps started in 2009. It’s sad to see a career cut short by cancer like this, but if a football career is all Udeze loses in this battle, that’s still a win in the broad view.
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