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Phil Loadholt | Tackle

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Age / DOB:  (27) / 1/21/1986
Ht / Wt:  6'8' / 343
College: Oklahoma
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Vikings re-signed RT Phil Loadholt to a four-year, $25 million contract.
The Bears tried swooping in on Loadholt; GM Phil Emery may now turn his attention to Jake Long, or perhaps more affordable Sam Baker or Jermon Bushrod. At 6-foot-8, 343, Loadholt's return is a huge plus for Adrian Peterson. Loadholt recently turned 27 and graded out as Pro Football Focus' No. 4 run-blocking offensive tackle in 2012. He's missed one start in his four-year career. Mar 12 - 3:54 PM
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter

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Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

ESPN 1500 Twin Cities hears the Vikings and free agent RT Phil Loadholt are "close" to a new deal.

It sounds like Loadholt will be staying in Minnesota, paving the way on the right side for Adrian Peterson. The division rival Bears tried to hop in the Loadholt mix and make it interesting. The Vikings couldn't let him get away after dealing Percy Harvin on Monday.
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Mar 12 - 2:39 PM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

ESPN 1500 Twin Cities reports the Bears' interest in free agent RT Phil Loadholt is "legitimate" and they are offering more money than the Vikings.

Per Vikings beat writer Tom Pelissero, Minnesota doesn't intend to offer Loadholt more than $5 million a year. The $5 million figure would be solid for a right tackle, but by no means one of the bigger contracts in the league at that position. A day after dealing Percy Harvin, the Vikings appear to be at risk of losing another integral offensive piece. Loadholt is a 27-year-old mauler in the run game.
Related: Bears
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Mar 12 - 10:30 AM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

A source tells the Chicago Tribune that the Bears are "hot" on free agent RT Phil Loadholt.

Under new coach Marc Trestman, the Bears have made protecting Jay Cutler a priority. Signing the mauling 6'8/343 Loadholt would be a strong step in that direction. Even if the Bears can't lure Loadholt in, they'll perhaps raise the pricetag for the Vikings to retain him. It's a win-win situation for Chicago.
Related: Bears
Source: Chicago Tribune
Mar 12 - 10:04 AM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

ESPN 1500 Twin Cities reports the Vikings "continue to work" on a new deal with free agent RT Phil Loadholt, but it's "unclear" if the sides will reach a deal before the start of free agency.

Keeping their mauling right tackle was thought to be a priority for the Vikings, but there's now just 21 hours between him and the open market. The Vikes will hardly be out of the running for Loadholt's services if he officially becomes a free agent, but it would complicate talks.
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Mar 11 - 7:07 PM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

CBS' Jason La Canfora reports the Vikings will not use the franchise tag on free agent RT Phil Loadholt.

ESPN 1500 Twin Cities reported as much last month, saying the Vikings would prefer to work out a long-term deal with their mauling right tackle. Loadholt would have been guaranteed $9.8 million under the tag.
Source: Jason La Canfora on Twitter
Mar 1 - 12:57 PM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

ESPN 1500 Twin Cities believes free agent RT Phil Loadholt is a "plausible candidate" for the franchise tag, but that the Vikings prefer a long-term deal.

According to beat writer Tom Pelissero, the Vikings' "fear" is that Loadholt will immediately sign the tender and lock himself in at the franchise price of $9.7 million for tackles. In other words, the Vikings want Loadholt back, but not at an elite-tackle price. Whether it's via the tag or a multi-year deal, Loadholt is expected to remain in Minnesota. Per Pelissero, the Vikings plan to meet with the reps for all their key free agents at the Combine.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Feb 20 - 7:42 PM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

GM Rick Spielman reiterated that he wants to re-sign free agent RT Phil Loadholt.

One of the unsung heroes in Adrian Peterson's miraculous 2012 season, Loadholt is a candidate for a major payday. He's missed just one start in his four-year career and is one of the game's premier run-blockers at 6'8/343. "Continuity is a huge part of it on the offensive line because those guys have to work as one unit and they have to know each other inside and out," Spielman said. "We'd love to keep Phil Loadholt, so we'll try to do everything we can to keep Phil Loadholt but we also have a lot of guys we'd like to keep."
Source: vikings.com
Feb 12 - 9:48 AM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

ESPN 1500 Twin Cities thinks the Vikings will "get something done" with impending free agent RT Phil Loadholt.

Beat writer Tom Pelissero says the franchise tag could be an option, as well. Loadholt and the Vikings reportedly opened extension talks back in October, but nothing has materialized to this point. Since being a second-round pick in 2009, Loadholt, at 6-foot-8 and 343 pounds, has missed just one start. He's been a mauler in the run game for Adrian Peterson, and Peterson said at the Pro Bowl that he plans to push GM Rick Spielman to re-sign the behemoth right tackle.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Feb 5 - 4:23 PM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

Adrian Peterson stated in early January that he plans to push GM Rick Spielman to re-sign free agent RT Phil Loadholt.

It's quite the endorsement for 27-year-old Loadholt, a massive 6-foot-8, 343-pound mauler. "I'll probably talk to 'em, just to get that guy in," Peterson said. "He's just been improving each year. I'm going to keep my arms around him this offseason as well, just to make sure he's staying on top of this game." Loadholt was Pro Football Focus' No. 2 run-blocking right tackle in 2012.
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Jan 25 - 7:50 PM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

The Star-Tribune believes impending free agent RT Phil Loadholt is a candidate to get a long-term contract before March.

Since getting drafted in the second round of the 2009 draft, Loadholt has started 63-of-64 possible games. The Vikings may not want to wait until the Patriots and Bengals set the market with their own free agent right tackles, Sebastian Vollmer and Andre Smith, respectively.
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Jan 9 - 9:47 AM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

The Vikings have opened long-term contract talks with RT Phil Loadholt.

The Vikes have $8.546 million in salary cap space, and Loadholt is the most established of 10 players due to hit unrestricted free agency in 2013. Loadholt has started 53-of-54 games since being selected in the second round of the 2009 draft, and the Vikings value his work ethic and new-found consistency. He's still a stronger run blocker than pass protector. According to numbers compiled by ESPN 1500 Twin Cities, only four NFL right tackles have deals averaging more than $5 million per season.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Thu, Oct 11, 2012 11:49:00 PM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

An MRI of Vikings RT Phil Loadholt's knee has come back negative.

Loadholt is simply dealing with some tendinitis. He should be active for what could be Christian Ponder's first career start this Sunday. If not, Patrick Brown will get the start at right tackle.
Related: Patrick Brown
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 02:09:00 PM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

Vikings RT Phil Loadholt left Sunday's game with a bruised knee and did not return, but coach Leslie Frazier expects him to play in Week 7.

"It should not be something that will hinder him for next week," Frazier said. Chances are the huge deficit had as much to do with him not returning as the injury itself. That's good news for the Vikings, as his replacement Pat Brown was an instant liability from the moment he took the field on Sunday.
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 01:24:00 AM
Phil Loadholt - T - Vikings

The Vikings have no plans to move Phil Loadholt to left tackle.

The Vikes are going to stick with Charlie Johnson on the left side, opening up Donovan McNabb's blind side for trouble. They don't want to make Loadholt start over after he already showed regression in his sophomore campaign. This Vikings' offensive line is a red flag.
Source: ESPN 1500 Twin Cities
Fri, Aug 5, 2011 11:01:00 AM

Depth Charts

Skill Players
PosRoleName
QB1Christian Ponder
2Matt Cassel
3McLeod Bethel-Thompson
4James Vandenberg
RB1Adrian Peterson
2Toby Gerhart
3Matt Asiata
4Joe Banyard
5Jerodis Williams
GLB1Adrian Peterson
2Toby Gerhart
3RB1Adrian Peterson
2Toby Gerhart
FB1Jerome Felton
2Zach Line
WR11Greg Jennings
2Jarius Wright
3Joe Webb
4Greg Childs
5Chris Summers
WR21Jerome Simpson
2Cordarrelle Patterson
3Stephen Burton
4Rodney Smith
5Erik Highsmith
WR31Cordarrelle Patterson
TE1Kyle Rudolph
2John Carlson
3Rhett Ellison
4Chase Ford
5Colin Anderson
K1Blair Walsh