Lions reunite with veteran wide receiver on one-year deal: report

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Wide receiver Marvin Jones is heading back to the Detroit Lions. 

The veteran is reportedly expected to sign a one-year, $3 million contract that could be worth up to $5 million, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. 

Detroit was Jones’ home in the NFL from 2016-2020, his longest stint with a team in his 11-year career. 

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Marvin Jones of the Jacksonville Jaguars walks off the field after a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 14, 2021, in Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

Jones has spent the past two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, totaling 1,361 yards and seven touchdowns on 119 receptions in 33 regular season games. 

With Detroit, Jones had his first and only 1,000-yard season in 2017. He caught 61 passes for 1,101 yards with nine touchdowns as the Lions’ top receiving option that year. 

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In 2020, the last of his five years before heading to Duval County, Jones caught 76 passes for 978 yards and nine touchdowns.

It’s a different Lions team Jones is joining. It has some solid young talent, especially on the offensive side. Quarterback Jared Goff proved last season he can work well as a gunslinger in the pocket. The Lions had the fourth-most yards of total offense, averaging 380 per game, 251.8 through the air. 

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones poses after scoring during the second half of a game against the Minnesota Vikings in Detroit Jan. 3, 2021. (Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

His top receiver has become Amon-Ra St. Brown, who had 1,161