Sometimes there are injuries that players just can’t seem to bounce back from. Either they lose their ability to play their game the way they like or their confidence gets crushed, but either way, serious injuries can change an NFL team and a player’s career forever.
This is the case with Minnesota Vikings right tackle Phil Loadholt. For a man of his size with the movement expected of him at the position, the Achilles tendon injury he suffered last year during preseason left many fans and experts unsure of his ability to return to the team and play at a high level.