▁after ▁ 1 4 4 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Ch arg ers , ▁he ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁with ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁one ▁season ▁until ▁being ▁injured ▁in ▁pre - season ▁and ▁then ▁cut ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁re called ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁after ▁starting ▁pun ter ▁Chris ▁K lu we ▁( who ▁had ▁replaced ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁squad ) ▁was ▁injured ; ▁Ben nett ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁a ▁temporary ▁contract . ▁He ▁played ▁one ▁game ▁before ▁being ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Vik ings , ▁having ▁made ▁what ▁was ▁likely ▁his ▁final ▁NFL ▁appearance ▁after ▁ 1 5 ▁Vik ings ▁games ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 ▁NFL ▁games . ▁ ▁Ben nett ▁is ▁also ▁cred ited ▁for ▁the ▁introduction ▁into ▁the ▁NFL ▁of ▁the ▁" A uss ie ▁R ules ▁kick " ▁or ▁" Drop ▁punt " ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁technique ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁Austral ians ▁into ▁the ▁NFL , ▁and ▁currently ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁pun ters ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁A uss ie ▁R ules ▁punt ▁in ▁po och - p unt ▁situations . ▁ ▁Ben nett ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁ 5 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁Team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁Hall