Veteran defensive end Michael Johnson has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Paul Dehner Jr. of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
This comes after he was released by Cincinnati as the team trimmed its roster down to 53 on Saturday. He was scheduled to play out the final season of the four-year, $20 million deal he signed in March 2015.
Dehner noted there was interest from other teams, but he chose to stick with Cincinnati.
While the news of his release on Saturday caught some by surprise, talk of his return started almost instantly.