Longtime Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil has come out of retirement to join the New York Jets, the team announced on Thursday.
Kalil will sign a one-year contract worth $8.4 million, a source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. His deal is pending a physical.
New York adds the 34-year-old hoping to upgrade a suspect interior offensive line. Jonotthan Harrison was previously working as the club's first-team center.
Kalil spent 12 years with the Panthers before retiring. The second-round pick in 2007 has been named to five Pro Bowls while earning two First-Team All-Pro nods. He stepped away from the NFL following the 2018 season.
Adding Kalil will also provide a veteran presence for second-year quarterback Sam Darnold in the huddle and at the line of scrimmage.
