Daily Norseman
The National Football League has announced the All-Pro teams for the 2025 season, and two-thirds of the Minnesota Vikings’ specialists have been recognized for their play this season.
Kicker Will Reichard was named a First-Team All-Pro for his performance this past season, while long snapper Andrew DePaola was named to the Second Team.
For Reichard, this is his first time being named to an All-Pro squad. We went over most of his accomplishments a couple of days ago when he was named the NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Month for December/January, but it’s pretty hard to argue that he wasn’t the best kicker in the NFL this past season. He was perfect on his extra points, only missed two field goals (one in controversial fashion), and did pretty much everything the Vikings asked of him after a rookie season that saw him battle injuries and struggle a bit after his return. If there were any questions about Reichard, he certainly answered them in 2025.
This is the fourth consecutive year that DePaola has made one of the All-Pro teams, and he’s alternating between the first and second teams. He was a First-Team All-Pro in both 2022 and 2024, and was named to the Second Team in 2023 and 2025. At age 38, he’s the oldest member of the Vikings’ roster, but to this point has not given any indication that he’s planning on hanging it up or anything like that. He’s due to be a free agent, but I’d be pretty surprised if the Vikings didn’t work out some sort of deal to bring him back.
Reichard and DePaola were the only two members of the Vikings’ roster to be named to the All-Pro squads this season, which is both expected and disappointing at the same time.
Congratulations to Will Reichard and Andrew DePaola on being named All-Pros for their performances during the 2025 NFL season!
