Offensive tackle J'Marcus Webb, who spent time with the Vikings last season, announced on Twitter that he is rejoining the Vikings, who need another tackle with Phil Loadholt out for the season.
Webb, 26, played eight games for the Vikings last season. He was a backup swing tackle, but he did make one start at right tackle while Loadholt was sidelined in a Week 10 win against the Redskins.
Webb signed with the Chiefs this spring but did not survive final cuts at the end of the preseason.
Webb, who was a seventh-round pick of the Bears in 2010, is listed at 6-foot-7 and 333 pounds. He started 44 games in three seasons with the Bears before signing with the Vikings last season.
Head coach Mike Zimmer on Monday said that Loadholt, arguably the team's best run-blocking offensive lineman, was out for the rest of the season with a torn pectoral. Backup offensive tackle Mike Harris, who filled in for Loadholt in Sunday's loss to the Packers, is likely the next man up.
The Vikings have not announced the Webb signing, nor have they officially put Loadholt on injured reserve. The team is expected to make those moves tomorrow morning so Webb can practice.
Here's that tweet from Webb:
