Phil Loadholt, who is working his way back from a torn Achilles’ tendon, is optimistic he will be ready to participate in offseason workouts this spring. Whether he will be participating in them at Winter Park or at another team’s practice facility is something Loadholt says he can’t worry about.
Loadholt suffered the season-ending injury last August in a preseason game. It was the second straight season that the big right tackle wound up on injured reserve. A torn pectoral ended his season early in 2014.
With Loadholt out of the mix on game day but still a fixture at the team’s practice facility, the Vikings went 11-5 and won the NFC North.