page_title: Jeff Locke (American football)
section_title: Minnesota Vikings
hierarchical_section_title: Jeff Locke (American football) / Professional career / Minnesota Vikings
caption_attribution_description: English: Jeff Locke signing autographs at the Vikings training camp in 2014.
context_page_description: Jeffrey Ryan Locke is a former American football punter. He played college football at UCLA, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
context_section_description: Following a successful collegiate career, Locke was drafted in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.  This made Locke the highest-picked punter in franchise history.  NFL senior analyst Gil Brandt said that Locke, a left-footed punter, "is every bit as good as Bryan Anger," the punter selected in the third round by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2012 NFL Draft.  Locke was also noted for his kickoff abilities, having led the NCAA in touchbacks his senior year.
  After competing with the Vikings' then current punter, veteran Chris Kluwe (8 seasons), Locke earned the starting job as Kluwe was released on May 6, 2013.  It is speculated that this move was made in order to make more room for the salary cap, as Kluwe was due 1.45 million in 2013.
caption: Locke signing autographs at the Vikings' training camp in 2014 with placekicker Blair Walsh.
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