ALLEN PARK -- Brad Kaaya isn't even to the halfway point of his rookie year, and he's already agreed to a fourth NFL contract.

This time, the former Miami quarterback is signing with Detroit's practice squad according to NFL Network.

Kaaya was originally selected by the Lions in the sixth round of the draft, but was cut coming out of training camp. And that set off a peripatetic couple months that included getting claimed by the Panthers on Sept. 3, cut by the Panthers on Oct. 17, claimed by the Lions on Oct. 18, then cut again by the Lions on Oct. 23. That cleared room for the return of suspended defensive tackle Khyri Thornton.

But it has been clear from the start that GM Bob Quinn is interested in developing Kaaya, and now he'll get a chance to do it where he wanted all along -- on the practice squad.