Journeyman defensive tackle Kyle Peko is back with an NFL franchise, signing with the New England Patriots on Monday. This marks his seventh NFL stop in his eight-year career.

Among those stops was a one-year stint with the Detroit Lions last season.

The Lions signed Peko last May, released him after training camp, then re-signed him to the practice squad. Not long after his promotion to the active roster, Peko suffered a torn pectoral muscle during a Week 6 victory over the Dallas Cowboys — the same game in which star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson sustained a broken fibula and tibia. The injury landed Peko on injured reserve following season-ending surgery.

In five games with the Lions, he recorded two tackles and two quarterback hits.

Peko, 32, entered the league in 2016 as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon State, signing with the Denver Broncos, with whom he had two separate stints.

The 6-foot-1, 305-pound defender has also played for the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans — whom he also had two stints with — and Las Vegas Raiders.

Peko’s signing with the Patriots reunites him with head coach Mike Vrabel, whom he played for in Tennessee during the 2023 season.