Report: Vikings retain RT Phil Loadholt
The Vikings retained Phil Loadholt on a multi-year deal according to reports.
Vikings tackle Phil Loadholt was picking up plenty of heat as free agency approached, but Minnesota didn't let him hit the market and reportedly locked him down on a deal.
That's according to Tom Pelissero of ESPN 1500, who reports the Vikes upped the ante after the Chicago Bears reportedly tried to get in on the right tackle's services.
It's a big move for the Vikings, who hadn't had a great start to the free-agency period. They dealt away Percy Harvin on Monday, and though they got a first-round pick back in the process, it didn't make Adrian Peterson very happy.
On Tuesday they managed to re-sign wideout Jerome Simpson (meh) and then released cornerback Antoine Winfield, who was their top corner last year.
Losing Loadholt would've been a bad burn, particularly for a team with an offense so heavily predicated on the run.
It's a safe bet that Peterson is a much happier player today than he was yesterday.
