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Lions bring back WR Marvin Jones on 1-year deal

Wed Mar 29 5:24pm ET
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Free agent wideout Marvin Jones took to social media Wednesday to announce he's returning to the Detroit Lions, a team he played with for five seasons.

ESPN reported Jones landed a one-year deal worth $3 million, with incentives that could take it to $5 million.

Jones, 33, played the last two seasons in Jacksonville.

He caught 289 passes for 4,296 yards and 36 touchdowns in 69 games (67 starts) for the Lions from 2016-20.

Jones has 542 catches for 7,386 yards and 58 TDs in 145 games (114 starts) for the Cincinnati Bengals (2012-13, 2015), Lions and Jaguars.

He was selected in the fifth round of the 2012 draft by the Bengals.

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