Allen Park — Needing depth at quarterback following a preseason injury to backup Tom Savage, the Detroit Lions are signing veteran Josh Johnson on Saturday.
To make room on the roster, the team placed wide receiver Jermaine Kearse and defensive tackle Darius Kilgo on injured reserve.
Detroit will be Johnson's 13th NFL stop. A fifth-round draft pick out of the University of San Diego, he played for Washington last season, appearing in four games, including three starts.
Prior to those appearances, Johnson hadn't started a game, or even thrown a regular season pass since 2011, when he was with the Tampa Bay Bucs.