The second-year tackle is putting on weight and muscle after an up-and-down first season.
Brian O'Neill left his exit interview with Vikings coaches after the 2018 season with marching orders. Those orders led the right tackle directly into weight rooms and cafeterias this offseason.
Morning workouts in Orange County were followed by position-specific drills in sunny afternoons, to best mimic training camp conditions. There were the 2½ hour high-intensity training sessions with University of Pittsburgh strength coach Dave Andrews, again "in the middle of the heat," while following a meal plan that reached 6,000 calories per day.