2/20 21:46: Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated quotes Damon saying, “I’m happy. Everything went smooth. We had options but Detroit was my 1st for some time.”

2/20 15:47: Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports reports that the Detroit Tigers and Johnny Damon have agreed to a one-year contract for about $8 million. Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated adds that the contract includes a no trade clause and no deferred money.

Over the last few days, Damon had been negotiation with the Tigers and White Sox. The White Sox had pulled their offer off the table of what was believed to be a one-year, $6 million deal. White Sox GM Kenny Williams said yesterday, “the money we were offering was not going to be good enough for Johnny at this time.”

Damon, 36, hit .282 with a 24 home runs and 82 RBIs for the World Champion New York Yankees in 2009. You can see Damon’s contract history and statistics here.