Detroit Lions plan to extend Elite Wide Receiver’s contract by three years.
A year after missing out on their first Super Bowl participation in team history by one game, the Detroit Lions are getting ready to make a comeback the following season. With a large payout, Detroit may take care of one of its top offensive weapons to start the summer. The Lions are looking at giving star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown a contract extension, according to NFL analyst Cam Marino.
Source: Amon-Ra St. Brown, the outstanding wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, is negotiating a contract extension that would keep him with the team for at least three more years, paying him almost $25 million a year. The Lions’ top objective as they head into the summer is extending St. Brown
During his three-year NFL career, St. Brown has led the Lions in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns each season. The two-time Pro-Bowler trailed just Tyreek Hill and CeeDee Lamb in catches and receiving yards during the 2023 campaign.
The 112th pick in the 2021 NFL draft, Amon-Ra St. Brown earned first-team All-Pro honors last season after tallying 119 catches, 1,515 yards, and ten scores. St. Brown opened the season with a six-catch, 71-yard effort in his team’s upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs. He also scored a touchdown. The USC product registered at least 100 yards receiving a touchdown until Week 11 when he fell five yards short of the century mark against the Green Bay Packers. After a short three-week stretch of mediocre production, St. Brown posted seven catches for 112 yards and scored against the Denver Broncos in mid-December.
St. Brown finished the regular season with four straight games with a receiving touchdown. He collected 32 receptions for 452 yards and four scores during that span. The 24-year-old made his postseason debut in 2023, catching seven passes for 110 yards in a narrow win against the Los Angeles Rams. He followed up his playoff debut with eight catches for 77 yards and a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. St. Brown, who also posted a 1,000-yard season in 2022, snagged seven passes for 87 yards in the Lions’ heartbreaking loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship.
Detroit Lions injuries: wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown celebrates a touchdown against Denver Broncos with wide receiver Kalif Raymond during the first half at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
Amon-Ra St. Brown has one year remaining on his four-year, $4.2 million rookie contract, but the expectation is the Detroit Lions will look to extend him this offseason. Initial reports suggest the NFC North club will try to give their star pass-catcher a three-year extension with an annual value of $25 million. Only Miami’s Tyreek Hill, Rams’ standout Cooper Kupp, Las Vegas’ Davante Adams, and Philadelphia’s A.J. Brown make at least $25 million annually. However, Minnesota Vikings megastar Justin Jefferson could reset the receiver market this offseason with a historic payday.
Meanwhile, rumors have circulated that quarterback Jared Goff could receive a contract extension this offseason. Like St. Brown, Goff will enter the final year of his current contract in 2024. Goff played phenomenal last season, throwing for 4,575 yards and 30 touchdowns against 12 picks. He has thrown 78 touchdowns against 27 interceptions during his three-year tenure with the Lions.
