he didn't start because there were conditional draft picks attached to the Vikings traded players and the Dallas Cowboys wanted the selections instead of keeping Solomon and the others. Head coach Jimmy Johnson eventually had second thoughts on the February 1 deadline and traded three future draft choices (third-round and tenth-round in 1990 and a third-round in 1991) to the Vikings for the right to retain the original full package of draft choices, plus Solomon, Issiac Holt and David Howard. He split snaps with Ken Norton at weakside linebacker during the second half of the season, with his only start coming as an outside linebacker when the team went to a 3-4 defense against the Miami Dolphins. He had 7 tackles in the twelfth game against the Philadelphia Eagles. He finished with 43 tackles (15 solo), one quarterback pressure and one forced fumble. In 1990, he missed all of training camp in a contract holdout and reported to the team after the seventh game of the regular season. He played mostly in pass situations rest of the season, registering 13 tackles, one sack, one quarterback pressure, 2 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles. On August 21, 1991, when told of his demotion to the second team from his starting strongside linebacker position, he walked out of the Cowboys' training camp and would eventually be traded to the New England Patriots in exchange for a sixth round draft choice (#149-Fallon Wacasey) on September 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers On September 18, 1991, the New England Patriots traded Solomon to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a fifth round draft choice (#116-Dwayne Sabb). It has been speculated that the Patriots were used as a bridge team, because of a clause in the Herschel Walker trade that prohibited the Dallas Cowboys from sending any of the players involved to a team in the NFC Central division. Reunited with his former Vikings defensive coordinator Floyd Peters, Solomon went on to record 128 tackles (91 solo) in just 12 starts. On August 21, 1992, a contract holdout caused him to be released. Atlanta Falcons On September 4, 1992, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons. On December 13, when he played against his former team the Buccaneers, he persuaded head coach Jerry Glanville to let him carry the ball as a running back after the Falcons had run up the score, posting 2 carries for 12