The Detroit Lions are slowly starting to re-sign their own free agents.

According to NFLPA records, defensive end Darryl Tapp signed a one-year deal with a base salary of $870,000 to remain with the Lions. No other details were immediately available.

Tapp, 30, signed with Detroit during free agency in 2014 and was initially cut out of training camp but re-signed with the Lions before the first week of the season after an injury to Kyle Van Noy.

He ended up as a key part of the Detroit defensive end rotation, making 17 tackles and a half a sack.

Tapp, a second-round pick by Seattle in 2006, has played in 130 games between the Seahawks, Philadelphia, Washington and Detroit. He has 271 tackles, 25.5 sacks, nine forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries and two interceptions in his career.

A message sent to Tapp was not immediately returned.

Tapp is the second Detroit unrestricted free agent to return to the team in 2015. Long snapper Don Muhlbach signed a one-year deal last week.

Tapp's deal was first reported by the blog Pride of Detroit.