Ryan Kalil comes out of retirement to join Jets

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.

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