MANKATO, Minn. – Even after retiring from the NFL, it took Ben Leber a few years to shake the nerves that cropped up before training camp every season. Now, the former Vikings linebacker simply enjoys being able to take in practice from the sidelines.
“I’m trying as much as I can to shed that mentality and mindset of being a player and feeling like I should be out there,” Leber said. “I think, slowly but surely, I’m climbing out of that player role. The years before it was harder to watch practice, but now it’s almost fun.