Marvin Jones Jr. agrees with Detroit Lions with ‘one-year, $3 million contract’ after Jaguars stint

Veteran NFL wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. is signing a one-year, $3 million contract that could be worth as much as $5 million with the Detroit Lions, according to multiple reports.

Jones spent the past two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he caught 119 passes for 1,361 yards and seven touchdowns.

In 2021, he led the team with 73 receptions, 832 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.

He previously spent four years in Detroit during the 2016-2020 seasons. During that time, he recorded the only 1,000-yard season of his career in 2017.

That season he caught 61 passes for 1,101 yards and led the NFL with 18.0 receiving yards.

He previously spent five years playing for the Lions during the 2016-2020 seasons as a No. 1-2.

In his final season in Detroit, he finished just under the mark with 978 yards and nine touchdowns.

The 33-year-old was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2012 draft.

Jones is expected to help fill the void left by DJ Chark’s departure to the Carolina Panthers.

The Lions are in a much different position than they were years ago during Jones’ first season in town, when they continually ended seasons as one of the worst teams in the NFL.

Detroit went 9-8 last season and narrowly missed the playoffs at the end of the year.

Jared Goff has been a competent quarterback and wide receiver Amon Ra St-Brown has become one of the best youngsters in the league.

The team also selected WR Jameson Williams in the first round last year and will now be a full year recovered from ACL surgery.

The team also signed running back David Montgomery to split carries with starting RB D’Andre Swift.

Jones spent the last two seasons playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars after leaving Detroit.