By Sean Pollard
The New Orleans Saints and defensive tackle Hollis Thomas agreed on a four-year contract on Tuesday worth a reported $12 million.
According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Thomas will make $6 million next season with bonuses and salary.
Thomas, acquired in a trade last offseason with the Philadelphia Eagles, was the anchor of New Orleans' defensive line in 2006, recording 43 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 12 games.
Thomas was suspended the final four games of the regular season for violating the NFL's steroid policy. He returned in time for the playoffs as the Saints edged Philadelphia in the divisional round before falling to Chicago in the conference championship.
Signed as an undrafted free-agent out of Northern Illinois by the Eagles before the 1996 season, Thomas spent his first 10 seasons in the City of Brotherly Love, compiling 284 tackles and 13.5 sacks in 126 regular season games.
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