The Detroit Lions agreed to huge contract extensions with two of their top offensive stars on Wednesday.
Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension and offensive tackle Penei Sewell signed a four-year, $112 million deal, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
St. Brown, 24, was selected as a first-team All-Pro last season when he set career bests with 119 catches, 1,515 yards and 10 touchdown receptions. The Lions selected St. Brown in the fourth round of the 2021 draft. He would have been an unrestricted free agent after this season without a new deal.
Sewell, 23, also was selected as a first-team All-Pro for the first time last season. He and St. Brown became the Lions’ first two offensive players to make first team All-Pro since 1997. Both he and St. Brown have been selected to the past two Pro Bowls. Sewell joined Lomas Brown as the only Lions offensive tackles to have been named to the Pro Bowl in consecutive seasons.
Sewell was selected by the Lions in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2021 draft. His extension comes ahead of next week’s deadline for teams to decide on fifth-year options for players selected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
[ESPN]
