The road to a roster spot in the NFL can take multiple turns and have multiple speed bumps.
Twin Cities media members on spotlighted three different journeys, including one that appears to have concluded at the summit, and two that are still winding.
Chris Tomasson, of the Pioneer Press, recapped the career of Tom Johnson that included stops in NFL Europe, the Arena Football League and the Canadian Football League before he made it to the Saints in 2011. The journeyman who will turn 31 this month joined the Vikings on a one-year deal in 2014 and posted 6.