According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Lions are meeting with Amon-Ra St. Brown’s agency to discuss the All-Pro receiver’s contract extension. According to Birkett, no deal is close, but the Lions have made it obvious that they intend to extend St. Brown.
This is unsurprising given that St. Brown is nearing the end of his contract. St. Brown, a fourth-round pick who is still on his rookie contract, has been significantly underpaid in comparison to his overall performance over the last three seasons. His signing bonus was $785,260, and he has never made more than $1 million in a single season. Nevertheless, he is expected to earn $3.4 million this season.
Despite his cheap salary, St. Brown has been one of the top receivers in football since joining the league in 2021. St. Brown has ranked seventh in receptions (315), ninth in receiving yards (3,588), and thirteenth in receiving touchdowns over the last three seasons. In 2023, St. Brown finished as the fourth-highest receiver in PFF grade, earning him first-team All-Pro honors and his second straight Pro Bowl appearance.
At this point, it’s unclear what kind of contract St. Brown will seek, but the top receivers in football earn between $20 and $30 million per year, with Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill’s four-year, $120 million contract currently setting the highest bar in the NFL in terms of annual average.
With the NFL salary cap rising to $255.4 million this offseason—nearly $10 million higher than most estimates—one thing is certain: St. Brown is in for a big payday.
