The Detroit Lions announced today that they have signed free-agent tight end Logan Thomas to a deal.

Contract terms have not been disclosed at this moment, but should arrive shortly, once the deal becomes official with the NFL.

Thomas will come to Detroit after spending his last two seasons with the Buffalo Bills. As a tight end there, he appeared in 24 games (only starting in five) and had 19 receptions, 144 yards, and one touchdown in his time there.

Thomas originally came into the league as a quarterback and was drafted out of Virginia Tech in the fourth round (120th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in 2014.

Although he came into the league as a quarterback, Thomas didn’t play much behind center. Thomas threw for just 81 yards and a touchdown in two games during his rookie season before becoming a backup for a couple of years. In 2016, Thomas made the conversion to full-time tight end, and has been playing as a pass catcher ever since.

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For the Lions, the hope is that Thomas will be an athletic upgrade to a tight end position that is sorely lacking that.

After trading away former first-round pick Eric Ebron to the Indianapolis Colts last year, the Lions are clearly in the market for a big, athletic receiver who can get up and catch contested passes.

With a receiving corps that’s anchored by Marvin Jones and Kenny Golladay, a solid tight end could go a long way to helping the Lions contend in a very competitive NFC North.