Phil Loadholt, Minnesota Vikings strike contract (original) (raw)

Published: Mar 12, 2013 at 09:13 AM

With the offseason under way, Around The League examines what's next for all 32 teams. Marc Sessler covers the Vikings. **More ...**

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Loadholt, a fifth-year pro, is an outstanding run blocker who helped key Adrian Peterson's 2,000-yard season. Pelissero said the Vikings increased their offer to Loadholt to more than $5 million per season before the agreement was reached.

That sum makes Loadholt one of the highest-paid right tackles in the league, but Minnesota did not want to lose him to an NFC North rival. The Chicago Bears reportedly were interested in Loadholt, and that interest might have inspired the Vikings to extend their offer a little further.

Peterson has reached a new level of NFL greatness. He now gets the guys around him paid.

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