The Minnesota Vikings and the University of Minnesota have a tentative agreement in place for the Vikings to play some of their games at TCF Stadium while a new stadium is built near the Metrodome, according to the Star Tribune.

The paper reports the deal would add close to 3,000 temporary seats to the 50,000-seat stadium. The teams said it has close to 53,000 season-ticket holders and would like to get to that number. 

It's not clear how many games the Vikings will need to play at TCF Stadium, but Vikings spokesman Lester Bagley said the tentative agreement calls for the Vikings to pay the U of M on a cost per game basis.

In 2010, the Vikings played one game at TCF Stadium after the Metrodome roof collapsed under the weight of snow. The Vikings paid the U of M $1.7 million to use the stadium for that Monday night game against the Chicago Bears.

The tentative agreement between the Vikings and the U of M is just the first step in this process. The Vikings must now secure the funding from the state of Minnesota and city of Minneapolis before the $900 million project moves ahead.