When Dan Orlovsky returned to the Detroit Lions last season, people questioned why the veteran would want to return to the place of one of his greatest professional failures.

At the time, Orlovsky said it was because he wanted to try and help change the past of his first tenure with the club, including the 0-16 season in 2008. He did that in some ways in 2014 without playing a single snap as the Lions went 11-5 and made it to the playoffs for the second time in four years. For Orlovsky, it was the first time he made the playoffs as a professional.

He also enjoyed working with starting quarterback Matthew Stafford and playing under Jim Caldwell, who he also played for in Indianapolis. So it made sense for him to want to return to the Lions. On Monday he signed a one-year deal to return to Detroit as the backup quarterback for another season. Orlovsky took to Twitter after the announcement:

His role this season will likely be the same as it was in 2014: Be another set of eyes to help prepare Stafford for Sundays. He did this both on the sidelines during games and also during the week by watching different film than Stafford or the coaching staff was watching to help dissect more potential scenarios.

The 31-year-old Orlovsky was a fifth-round pick by the Lions in 2005 and started 10 games for Detroit in 2008. In his career, he’s played 22 games, completing 276 of 472 passes for 2,931 yards, 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He has a career passer rating of 76.0 and a career QBR of 47.3.

He hasn’t thrown a pass in a game since 2012 with Tampa Bay.

Last season, Orlovsky's deal had a base salary of $855,000 with a $65,000 signing bonus. He had a cap number of $635,000. It is likely he will once again have a veteran minimum deal in 2015, although terms were not disclosed.