Former Vikings fullback Jerome Felton, still unsigned, to retire
Felton, 31, spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with Buffalo but was not re-signed as a free agent. He said it’s difficult for a veteran fullback to get a job considering many teams now are playing without one and utilizing a second tight end for blocking.
“A lot has to do with the quarterbacks coming out of college; they run that scheme,” Felton said. “And sometimes offensive coordinators want to be the latest, greatest in new inventions, and they think they have to do a bunch of crazy stuff to operate on offense.”Felton made the Pro Bowl after a 2012 season in which he helped pave the way for Peterson to rush for 2,097 yards and win NFL MVP honors. He also was a Pro Bowl alternate with Minnesota in 2014 and with the Bills last season.
“That would be my best memory football-wise,” Felton said of the 2012 season. “We made the playoffs and I made the Pro Bowl, and Adrian and I were friends and we really worked well together.
“But also blocking for LeSean (McCoy of the Bills) for two years is a great memory. I think he’s a future hall of famer. I will tell my grandkids that I blocked for two of the best running backs to play the game.”
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