It doesn’t sound like there will be any immediate consequences for receiver Jordan Addison after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. He was found asleep in the driver’s seat of a Rolls Royce last week on I-105 in Los Angeles.
Talking to reporters on Monday afternoon at TCO Performance Center, coach Kevin O’Connell expressed his disappointment in Addison, then essentially deferred to the NFL in the interim, noting that there is an ongoing legal process playing out.
It seems as if the Vikings are content to wait for the NFL to dish out a punishment before they do anything themselves.
“In regards to specifics and details of discipline and things like that, the time will come for that clearly,” O’Connell said. “I look at it right now like I’m excited to get Jordan back in our building, get him around his teammates, and begin that process of wrapping our arms around him with the discipline and accountability being a part of it.”
This isn’t the first time Addison has shown a lapse of judgement behind the wheel. He was pulled over on I-94 in St. Paul last year for driving 140 mph in a Lamborghini.
As disappointed as the Vikings might be, they are standing by Addison in the wake of his latest transgression.
“Any disappointment we might have in Jordan, Jordan has more in himself,” general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said. “He holds himself to a high standard and was raised by a great family. He knows the types of behaviors he needs to do to be the best version of himself. He’s kind of let himself down in that regard.”
Hockenson on PUP list
It’s no surprise that the Vikings will start training camp with tight end T.J. Hockenson on the physically unable to perform list. The decision was announced on Monday afternoon as Hockenson continues to work his way back after having surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
“He’s well ahead of schedule from a standpoint of some of the benchmarks throughout his rehab,” O’Connell said. “We want to make sure that everything is done the right way for T.J. because he is such a significant part of our organization moving forward.”
Van Ginkel ready to go
After signing with the Vikings in free agency, edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel has been, more or less, a forgotten man as he works his way through recovery. He injured his foot in his final game with the Miami Dolphins and hasn’t been 100% since.
That said, the Vikings are expecting Van Ginkel to be nearing full strength this week, and it shouldn’t take long for him to start making an impact.
“He should more than likely be able to start working himself into a pretty regular workload to start,” O’Connell said. “He has not yet worked with that group full speed, so we’ll probably use the ramp up period and maybe a few of those days beyond to gauge and see exactly how he’s working through that early kind of participation.”
