NFL players are skipping in-person offseason workouts. Not every player, but a large percentage have told teams they intend to put the "voluntary" into voluntary workouts. They are not showing up.
Good for them. That was my initial reaction. Good for Vikings players and their brethren on other teams who are saying no thanks to returning to their workplace for a handful of spring workouts conducted in shorts and, by rule, cannot include live contact.
Are those workouts really that essential to a team's ability to win a Super Bowl? Couldn't they get all the preparation needed during training camp, which seems to drag on forever anyway?