FILE - This July 30, 2014, file photo, shows Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson walking to the field before an NFL football training camp practice in Mankato, Minn. A police report shows Minneapolis officers used a chemical spray and a stun gun on Vikings’ Tom Johnson after he refused to leave a downtown club. Johnson, who is listed at 6-foot-3 and 288 pounds, was arrested early Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, after security officials and police repeatedly told him to leave Seven steakhouse in Minneapolis. He was charged with misdemeanor counts of trespassing and disorderly conduct. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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Tom Johnson was hoping to parlay a breakout year into some long-term security.
He found it without going far.
According to Tom Pelissero of USA Today, the Vikings have agreed to a three-year, $7 million deal with the veteran defensive tackle.
Johnson started two games for the Vikings last year, after spending the previous three with the Saints.
But his 6.5 sacks in a rotational role also created some interest, enough to offset the looming court date on a disorderly conduct arrest.