Eden Prairie, MN (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms with 14 rookie free agents on Monday with former Boise State running back Ian Johnson among them. Johnson rushed for 766 yards and 13 touchdowns as senior in 2008 as Boise State finished the regular season a perfect 12-0, ending ninth in the final BCS rankings, before bowing to TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl. Over his four-year tenure with the Broncos, Johnson ran for 4,183 yards and 58 TDs and set a single-season school record with 1,713 rushing yards to pair with 25 scores during his sophomore campaign. Johnson may be most remembered for scoring the famous two-point conversion on a statue-of-liberty call at the goal line to beat Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. He racked up 100 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries in the Broncos' 43-42 overtime win over the Sooners. In addition, Minnesota signed UCLA running back Kahlil Bell, safeties Colt Anderson of Montana and Utah State's Devon Hall, Virginia Tech quarterback Sean Glennon, wide receivers Nick Moore of Toledo and Boise State's Vinny Perretta, defensive tackles Antoine Holmes of NC State and LSU's Tremaine Johnson, Oklahoma center Jon Cooper, Wisconsin guard Andy Kemp, Fresno State tackle Bobby Lepori, Boston College linebacker Robert Francois and Alabama tight end Nick Walker. |
