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Jimmy Kleinsasser

Retired

Minnesota Vikings · TE

Jimmy Kleinsasser recorded 132 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

12.8

rec yds/gm

1.1

rush yds/gm

5

playoff games

132

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jimmy Kleinsasser's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2003
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 14, 2003

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2003

4 rec · 29 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
NOV 30, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2003

10 rec · 79 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2002
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 13, 2002

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2002

4 rec · 34 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 16, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2003

7 rec · 67 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 9, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2003

5 rec · 61 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jimmy Kleinsasser's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 79 receiving yards · 10 receptions

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
NOV 30, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2003

10 rec · 79 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2003
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 14, 2003

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2003

4 rec · 29 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 10 targets

Regular Season
2001
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 30, 2001

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2001

8 rec · 51 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jimmy Kleinsasser's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINKLEINSASSER—Jimmy Kleinsasser
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

02
MINKLEINSASSER—Jimmy Kleinsasser
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Career accomplishments

13 NFL seasons132 career games147 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdowns192 career receptions1,688 career receiving yards6 career receiving touchdowns14 career solo tacklesDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 44Jersey: 405 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1999Most recent: Dec 18, 2011

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history