ALLEN PARK, Mich., March 14 (UPI) -- The Detroit Lions have re-signed veteran defensive tackle Kelvin Pritchett to a one-year contract.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Pritchett, 33, has spent eight of his 12 NFL seasons with the Lions. Last year, he started three games and rotated at the tackle positions with Shaun Rogers and Travis Kirschke.
The 6-3, 319 pounder started three games last year, and has 550 career tackles, six fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, one interception, and 30 ½ sacks.
A first-round pick in 1991, Pritchett spent his first four years with Detroit, recording 200 tackles and 17 1/2 sacks. He signed as a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995, and had a career-high 101 tackles in the team's inaugural season.
His play declined over the next three seasons before he returned to the Lions in 1999.
