Prior to the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions took care of one of their most valuable playmakers. The front staff is making sure the Lions retain and recruit players who can help them get to the game in February of next year because they were only a few plays away from making the Super Bowl the previous season.
Jared Goff needs to be extended by the Detroit Lions.
Quarterback Jared Goff is the largest contract the Lions have to deal with this offseason. This next season, Goff is expected to play in the last year of his contract. Although nothing has emerged from the smoke as of yet in the offseason, both parties are interested in an extension.
Amon-Ra St. Brown was extended by the Lions prior to the draft.
For the upcoming several seasons, the Lions made sure to keep Goff’s top target on the field. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that Amon-Ra St. Brown has agreed to a $120 million, four-year contract extension with the Lions. Of that, $77 million is guaranteed for him.
The Lions are wise to move quickly to finalize a new contract. With the expansion of the pay cap in recent years, there has been a significant shift in the wide receiver market. This summer, the top wide receivers want contracts worth $30 million annually, and that amount is predicted to rise in the coming seasons.
Prior to the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers extending Brandon Aiyuk and CeeDee Lamb, the Lions made sure to settle this. San Francisco might face further pressure to trade their top wide receiver away in the draft on Thursday night, since Aiyuk and the 49ers are still far from finalizing a new contract. The agreement was made at an intriguing time for a team attempting to catch the 49ers, and this move might potentially hurt San Francisco’s roster in the 2019 campaign.
In the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Lions picked St. Brown. He has significantly outperformed the NFL scouts’ initial projections for him after just three seasons with Detroit. Through three seasons in the league, St. Brown has racked up 315 receptions for 3,588 yards and 21 touchdowns.
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