Will Phil Loadholt be back with the Vikings in 2016? Several factors will play into Rick Spielman’s decision regarding the team’s long-time right tackle.
Factor number one, as always, is money. Loadholt is set to be paid $7.75 million in 2016, the final year of his contract. If the Vikings were to cut Loadholt, they would save $6 million on the salary cap, a not insignificant amount.
Factor number two is health. Loadholt missed all of the 2015 season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in the opening moments of the team’s second preseason game.