Vikings decide to bring back Tom Johnson, release David Parry

The Minnesota Vikings made another roster move on Tuesday as they decided to bring back the veteran defensive tackle who was recently let go by the Seattle Seahawks.

This past offseason was pretty eventful for the Minnesota Vikings. Spending a ton of money on free-agents like Kirk Cousins and Sheldon Richardson sent a message to the rest of the NFL that the Vikings were going to be making a run at a Super Bowl in 2018.

Even two weeks into the regular season, Minnesota still has not stopped making moves to improve their roster.

On Monday, the Vikings let go of rookie kicker Daniel Carlson and replaced him with veteran Dan Bailey. And on Tuesday, Minnesota decided to bring back defensive tackle Tom Johnson according to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero.

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Johnson signed with the Seattle Seahawks this year and was expected to be a starter on their defensive line. However, the Seahawks made a roster move last week that resulted in them releasing the veteran defensive tackle.

Johnson and Seattle had reportedly worked out a deal on the side that he would re-sign with the team, but obviously another opportunity with the Vikings was too good to pass up for the defensive tackle.

To make room for Johnson on their roster, Minnesota will be releasing defensive tackle David Parry according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport

So now Johnson is back in the Twin Cities with a defensive line that is already off to a great start in 2018. Getting a guy back who started 15 games for them a season ago improves the Vikings’ defensive depth that was already pretty impressive.

Prior to signing with the Seahawks last March, Johnson was a member of Minnesota’s defense from 2014 to 2017. With the Vikings, he appeared in 62 games and racked up a total of 16 sacks.