Offensive tackle Phil Loadholt informed the Minnesota Vikings Monday that he’s retiring, according to reports from ESPN and the NFL Network.

ESPN reports Loadholt will retire as a result of soreness in his surgically repaired Achilles tendon, among other aches and pains. Loadholt missed all of last season due to the torn Achilles, an injury that occurred in pre-season.

Loadholt played seven seasons with the Vikings after Minnesota drafted him in the second round in 2009.