Raiders sign Johnstone to bolster defensive line
Veteran defensive end returns to Oakland after spending the past five seasons with the Vikings
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The Raiders signed veteran defensive end Lance Johnstone to a two-year contract Wednesday.
Johnstone, 32, spent the past five seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, but he reportedly spurned their offer in favor of rejoining the team that drafted him in 1996.
Johnstone is expected to team with reigning NFL sack leader Derrick Burgess on obvious passing downs. Burgess recorded 16 sacks last season.
No other Raiders defensive end had more than two. Johnstone had 71/2 sacks in 15 games last season and has 70 in his NFL career.
Veteran defensive end returns to Oakland after spending the past five seasons with the Vikings
CONTRA COSTA TIMES AND WIRE REPORTS
NFL
The Raiders signed veteran defensive end Lance Johnstone to a two-year contract Wednesday.
Johnstone, 32, spent the past five seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, but he reportedly spurned their offer in favor of rejoining the team that drafted him in 1996.
Johnstone is expected to team with reigning NFL sack leader Derrick Burgess on obvious passing downs. Burgess recorded 16 sacks last season.
No other Raiders defensive end had more than two. Johnstone had 71/2 sacks in 15 games last season and has 70 in his NFL career.
