Hockenson said he first put the idea in McCarthy’s brain to come visit his training grounds in Tennessee. “I had kind of been bugging him since January after the season,” Hockenson said. “Just see what kind of vibe we have. ... Just to come down and play golf, train, talk ball without other people around. How do you see this? How do you go about this? Just keeping him in the loop with how I run routes, how Josh runs routes. Yeah, it was a lot of fun.” Addison, the Vikings’ 2023 first-round pick, also trained privately with Jefferson, who said in June that the “team needs us to be on our ‘A’ game” this season. He said the pair merged training programs and spent time together like they hadn’t before in the offseason. “Usually when we get out of here, we all go our separate ways,” Addison said. “It’s good to be able to connect with him a little bit more. ... We were just hanging out, bonding with each other.” Addison’s 19 touchdown catches trail only Randy Moss’ 28 scores for the most in a player’s first two seasons with the Vikings. Addison said he feels ready to build on that early success. “I feel good,” he said. “I feel confident. I feel strong. Mentally, I’m here. I feel like I’m going to have a good year.”