The Detroit Lions agreed to terms on four-year contract extensions with All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and offensive tackle Penei Sewell, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Brown’s reported deal spans through 2028 and is worth $120 million with $77 million guaranteed, supplanting Cooper Kupp’s $75 million as the highest total among NFL wideouts.
With an average annual value of $30 million per season, St. Brown would trail only Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill’s annual compensation of $31.3 million, according to Spotrac.
Sewell’s reported deal is worth $112 million with $85 million guaranteed. The average annual value of $28 million makes Sewell the highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL.
With St. Brown and Sewell on the verge of signing, the Lions can turn their attention to quarterback Jared Goff’s contract extension. Goff, 29, has one season remaining on the four-year, $134 million contract extension he signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 2109. Goff is due $27.3 million in 2024.
Goff recorded a career-best 67.3 completion percentage and threw for 4,575 yards (No. 2 in the NFL) with 30 touchdowns (fourth in the league) and 12 interceptions last season.
His primary target was St. Brown, who caught 119 passes for 1,515 yards and 10 touchdowns in 16 starts in 2023. St. Brown, 24, added 22 receptions for 274 yards and one score in three postseason games.
The two-time Pro Bowl selection’s career totals include 315 catches for 3,588 yards and 21 TDs in 49 games (41 starts).
A fourth-round pick in 2021, St. Brown had been scheduled to earn $3.366 million in base salary in the final year of his rookie contract in 2024.
Sewell, 23, has started all 50 games in which he has played since being selected at seventh overall by the Lions in the 2021 NFL Draft. Sewell was named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons and named All-Pro in 2023.
–Field Level Media