Jason Witten is officially back in the NFL.
The tight end's comeback was announced earlier this week, but he actually put his pen to the paper on Wednesday, signing a $2 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys, according to Jon Machota of The Dallas Morning News.
Witten also has incentives in the deal that can push his earnings to $5 million.
The 36-year-old retired from the NFL following the 2017 campaign and decided to join the booth for Monday Night Football, but apparently, he has the itch to play yet again.
It's certainly not like Witten didn't have much left when he called it quits two years ago.
That season, the future Hall-of-Famer hauled in 63 receptions for 560 yards and five touchdowns en route to a Pro Bowl appearance.
Witten, who played his collegiate football at the University of Tennessee, was originally selected by the Cowboys in the third round (69th pick overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.
He played in 15 games during his rookie season, catching 35 passes for 347 yards and a score. Then, the following season, Witten was a Pro Bowler after snaring 87 balls for 980 yards and six touchdowns.
That marked the first of seven straight trips to Honolulu for Witten, and during that span, he also earned a pair of First-Team All-Pro selections, with his best season coming into 2007 when he racked up 96 receptions for 1,145 yards and seven touchdowns.
Overall, the Elizabethton, Tn. native has made 11 Pro Bowl appearances throughout his illustrious NFL career, and from 2007 through 2017, he never missed a start.
As a matter of fact, Witten has missed just two games since his rookie campaign.
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