Veteran free-agent wide receiver Jermaine Kearse is signing a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday.
Kearse, who turned 29 in February, is coming off his most disappointing season in the NFL. He finished with only 37 receptions for 371 yards and a touchdown, as the New York Jets struggled for most of the season under rookie quarterback Sam Darnold. Kearse made $5 million in the final year of his contract.
He played 63 percent of the offensive snaps, second among the team's wide receivers, but was an afterthought in the passing offense.