Year Two of the Mike Zimmer era is unofficially underway as the Vikings begin their offseason workout program at Winter Park today. For now, the workouts are voluntary, and Zimmer and his staff can’t actually coach players on the field until a couple of weeks from now.
Running back Adrian Peterson is not expected to show up for the start of the program. He may or may not still be disgruntled, but it’s kind of a moot point here. Peterson usually has not participated in the voluntary portion of the offseason program. He was in the house at times a year ago out of respect for Zimmer, showing support to the then-rookie head coach.