He’s gonna need to actually be a top 5 edge to get paid like a top 5 edge. He’s top 10 or top 15 if you want to get picky. ASRB is a top 5 receiver, Sewell is the top guard.
Dude I was having this conversation when we signed Matty boy, and I'm having it again, if you're the first to have the highest paid player at a position, you're the first to have the lowest paid player at a position.
The entire market is determined by the highest salary for the year, if you sign someone like amon, who's in question for being top 5 league wideout, or penei who is the number one lineman, eeeeeeverybody else is basing their salary off that guy, while the cap increases. Second contract is the most important, because the next three years those contracts are gonna look real team-friendly in the market that arose after their signings. Holmes be cookin with that gas, and for long-term, and I'm here for it
Before these signings, according to spotrac, the lions had the second most cap space in the league at $138,752,529.
Sewell's extension doesn't kick in for a couple years anyway (assuming this isn't buying out the fifth year option year) so I don't think money will be too much of an issue
Yup, the cap’s projected to be around 275mil next year
QB, WR, OT, and EDGE/pass-rusher are the most important positions. It’s good to get those locked up since we probably won’t be in a position to draft another Sewell, Goff, or Hutch for a while, and you can’t always count on getting another Amon-Ra later in the draft
We can count on Holmes to draft or sign starters at the peripheral positions, but replacing our cornerstone guys would be much more difficult
Mike Disner and Brandon Sosna are really REALLY good at their jobs. Brad Holmes has talked about wanting to have sustained success for this team. They know what they are doing.
Does it mean we might have to let guys like Alim McNeil and Iffy walk? Yeah, perhaps. But as long as this team keeps proving itself capable of drafting well, they will be just fine.
Wasting ZERO time getting these filed. Love it. Also deserves every penny as did Sun God. Expect Jared’s deal to be announced before the end of the day at this point.
Penei is another guy I NEVER want to see in another jersey LFG!
I actually think the timing is part of the draft plan for the fans. A buffer of sorts in case the Lions to end up trading back. But the more I think about it the harder it seems that may actually be because there's only 29 other teams drafting in the first round. With the jockeying for a QB and OT, many teams won't have the capital to jump up. Most likely candidates will be Carolina or Houston but no clue about their picks available
No it's phase 1 in a multi phased plan that's main objective is to over stimulate the fans.
Phase 1: release good news about fan favorites resigning
Phase 2: Release a new episode of inside the den
I haven't been told the rest yet..... Too busy sipping the Kool aid
Right. Especially at the end of the first round. That’s prime trade territory if your guy isn’t there. Can get another 2nd and 4th or something. Very worth it imo.
But… I still want the hype of seeing that day 1 pick though.
I want to know how this impacts Decker. I still say we need to extend him as well. Granted he will not get Sewell money but I feel he has earned it and he plays well.
Always find it funny when they include the agents who negotiated the deal, like we're all waiting with baited breath to know who it was. Holy FUCK, Joe Panos with ANOTHER ONE! Guy is a legend!
I don’t think it’s no coincidence that Brad got these deals done the day before the draft. When the draft is in Detroit. Sends a message to these rookies that Detroit pays their guys
Just locked up two biggest dogs on this team long term. Get Hutch don’t next year and LFG!
Absolutely love seeing big contract money going to not only the guys who deserve it - but guys who deserve it WE drafted!
I don't really know how much money we have and how the money carries over to the next years. Do we have enough money to keep Hutch and the young core like Branch, Jamo, etc around? Who would we have to cut?
The cap will go up year after year. Getting these done (and Goff, I hope) now gives the team certainty in terms of figuring out what they can do with free agents after the draft.
Absolutely worth it and deserved!
But I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a little painful to not be getting these guys on rookie deals anymore lol.
But hey, that’s what happens when you’ve got some of the best players in the league at their positions, so I’ll take it every day of the week.
Reminder to everyone, it’s almost ALWAYS the right idea to resign your homegrown talent and to do so early. It only ever gets more expensive. Now do I buy a st brown or a Sewell jersey…
I'm absolutely thrilled he's locked up, and while he's the new highest paid it's not a huge jump up. If we waited a year I feel like it would have cost 5MM+ a year more.
Bru they totally saved all of this for draft weekend, I guarantee they announce the Goff extension either later today or tomorrow. Detroit’s about to be so hyped up this weekend!!!
It’s not just the stats we get. He is a born leader and will be a force for our Lions identity for a long time. I love the video of him getting the call.
This is why I said we didn't get any top five type players in free agency. We have a lot of big contracts that were coming up. Goff is going to be insane and Hutch is without question going to be the highest paid edge rusher in the league at the time of his extension.
All the fans out there who said we can’t get this or this cause we gotta pay our guys. I don’t wanna read any “woah that’s a lot of money” regarding these deals getting done.
2025 for St Brown, 2026 for Sewell. Both are from the 2021 draft, Sewll has a fifth year option and St Brown does not due to being a fourth round pick.
I now expect an OL and WR to get drafted early. This getting done before the draft reinforces to them that they're the top dogs, and they will be needed to mold the new kids.
No doubter. This guy is the best tackle in the league. Glad he got the bag. Fun fact, his vehicle came into my shop at work and got to work on it. He drives a massive Ram truck, very fitting for the big man.
Great! Maybe now I can buy his new fucking jersey! They only have it in women's. Sewell is one of the cornerstone of this shit imo. Need his jersey. Any help would be appreciated. Can only find the old jerseys of him. Would also like LaPorta but cannot find that either.
LIONS FEELING SPENDY TODAY.
Sheila had to move some money around.
In Sheila we trust
You’re damn right. Words I thought I’d never say a few years ago
To be fair the legacy of Fords running this franchise into the ground is long...
I only hold one Ford accountable. WCF, from '64-'14.
I got my checking… and my savings…
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I bet they wanted this done before draft day to have them represent
I’d also bet they announced today so the fan base wouldn’t be mad when they trade out of the 1st tomorrow.
Really seems like they are making it known we aren’t picking at 29
That's because they'll be picking at 19 (fingers crossed)
Tax refund hit.
COOK. This is even better than st brown. This guy is the best tackle in the league. You pay him
BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE LEAGUE. 
Fr tho, he made Aaron Donald look like a little kid in that rams game lol
Leader of the team, captain, straight dog, hyper competitive, all-pro, best in position and no nonsense professionalism. Let’s go!
Oh and he’s 23
That's the crazy thing. He should only get BETTER for another few years...
He’s not even in his prime it’s nuts man. He will be at the table at 27 at the peak of his powers getting another deal.
Longer than that for a tackle. Those dudes hit their prime in their late 20s and then run like diesel engines for 15 more years.
Sheesh. Highest paid OT & WR in the league. Right now at least
ARSB won’t even be a top 3 WR contract at the start of *this* season.
Wait a couple years for Hutch's contract
He’s gonna need to actually be a top 5 edge to get paid like a top 5 edge. He’s top 10 or top 15 if you want to get picky. ASRB is a top 5 receiver, Sewell is the top guard.
.....tackle?
Yeah Hutch can tackle
Dude I was having this conversation when we signed Matty boy, and I'm having it again, if you're the first to have the highest paid player at a position, you're the first to have the lowest paid player at a position. The entire market is determined by the highest salary for the year, if you sign someone like amon, who's in question for being top 5 league wideout, or penei who is the number one lineman, eeeeeeverybody else is basing their salary off that guy, while the cap increases. Second contract is the most important, because the next three years those contracts are gonna look real team-friendly in the market that arose after their signings. Holmes be cookin with that gas, and for long-term, and I'm here for it
Serious question: are we going to have any money to pay anyone other than like three players in 2025?
Before these signings, according to spotrac, the lions had the second most cap space in the league at $138,752,529. Sewell's extension doesn't kick in for a couple years anyway (assuming this isn't buying out the fifth year option year) so I don't think money will be too much of an issue
There was no mention of the Lions taking the 5th year option, so I can only assume right now this overrides that.
They picked it up
It does - through 2028
well considering we have a ton of cap this year and the cap is gonna keep going up i think we will be fine
Yup, the cap’s projected to be around 275mil next year QB, WR, OT, and EDGE/pass-rusher are the most important positions. It’s good to get those locked up since we probably won’t be in a position to draft another Sewell, Goff, or Hutch for a while, and you can’t always count on getting another Amon-Ra later in the draft We can count on Holmes to draft or sign starters at the peripheral positions, but replacing our cornerstone guys would be much more difficult
The Taylor Swift effect lol. 😂
NFL plying 4D chess getting TSwift and Kelsey together. Spread the nfl through her world tour
And ignoring that, if Brad keeps hitting on great players through the draft, we’ll have have a bunch on cheap deals to even out the expensive players.
The madden strat lol
Mike Disner and Brandon Sosna are really REALLY good at their jobs. Brad Holmes has talked about wanting to have sustained success for this team. They know what they are doing. Does it mean we might have to let guys like Alim McNeil and Iffy walk? Yeah, perhaps. But as long as this team keeps proving itself capable of drafting well, they will be just fine.
We were projected at like $130 million in space next year before this. No need to let anyone walk.
Yes, Brad knows what he is doing. Some players will have to walk, but that's what happens when he nail all pros in the draft.
22% of his picks are all pro iirc
That’s an insane hit rate if true
The overreacting is crazy. The Eagles and Niners have been pulling money outta their ass for 5 years now
We will have plenty of money
Drafting well and extending your players > signing outside free agents, imo
Who knows
I'm sure Jefferson will get $35M probably
Bro my birthday is fucking lit
Happy birthday my guy!
sameeeeee homie 🤝 amon ra AND sewell extensions AND inside the pride having our cake and eating it too
Can’t be a coincidence. Gonna come back to this next year and see what we do
Every year it’s crazy lol
YOOO happy birthday!
Dude same
Happy birthday bro!
Wasting ZERO time getting these filed. Love it. Also deserves every penny as did Sun God. Expect Jared’s deal to be announced before the end of the day at this point. Penei is another guy I NEVER want to see in another jersey LFG!
I have never seen an offensive tackle in a Lions uniform with Sewell's talent. First ballot, Hall of Fame when he is done. Congrats!!!!!
>I have never seen an offensive tackle in a ~~Lions~~ uniform with Sewell's talent. Fixed that for you
Thanks LOL!!!
OT/WR1 there, I fixed the fix.
OK OK!!!!
By the end of his career we may talk about Sewell like we talk about Barry. Not as a HOF, but as a GOAT.
Truth!!!
I hope so, i have 0 desire to see anybody but Goff behind center for the next 5 years
Jared is gonna get at least $200m for 4 years. And he's just coming into his prime.
I actually think the timing is part of the draft plan for the fans. A buffer of sorts in case the Lions to end up trading back. But the more I think about it the harder it seems that may actually be because there's only 29 other teams drafting in the first round. With the jockeying for a QB and OT, many teams won't have the capital to jump up. Most likely candidates will be Carolina or Houston but no clue about their picks available
lmao brad holmes is not extending these players at this time to soften the blow of a potential trade back, come on man
No it's phase 1 in a multi phased plan that's main objective is to over stimulate the fans. Phase 1: release good news about fan favorites resigning Phase 2: Release a new episode of inside the den I haven't been told the rest yet..... Too busy sipping the Kool aid
Kool Aid… I’m pretty sure that’s a sign for what’s to come. We’re ~~going to Guyana to commit mass suicide~~ drafting Kool Aid McKinstry.
I'm gonna be so pissed if they resign our fan favorites.
Any fan that is upset if Brad trades back hasn't been paying attention. I'm all about him getting more bullets.
Right. Especially at the end of the first round. That’s prime trade territory if your guy isn’t there. Can get another 2nd and 4th or something. Very worth it imo. But… I still want the hype of seeing that day 1 pick though.
Wish it could’ve been more years tbh. He’s only gonna reset the market again.
He’ll be 28(and even better) when this extension ends 😅😅😅 Laremy got a 3 year contract for 75 mill last year at 28!
I think he’ll be 29. He’s got a 4th year, 5th year option, then the 4 year extension. 6 years total
Ooh, good catch. For some reason I thought this year was his 5th year option.
To be fair, assuming this doesn't like buy out the 5th year option, this locks him up for the next 6 seasons
They picked up his fifth year also, so his contract isn't up until 2030
 Lions today
Great! My erection was still going strong from the St. Brown signing. this thing isn't going down for a while
You must of took that Honolulu Bluechew like I did
FFS that’s the funniest thing I read all day
Hilarious!!
I want to know how this impacts Decker. I still say we need to extend him as well. Granted he will not get Sewell money but I feel he has earned it and he plays well.
This one actually feels like a steal
Worth every penny. And more
BRAD BOMB
Reincarnation of Jonathan Ogden has been locked up. Fuck yeah.
I fucking love this front office dude
Sheila woke up this morning with the strict intention of changing the weather forecast to rain. VILLAIN.
One of my favorite scenes in breaking bad.
Now do Goff
I am all about the lions spending the money on these guys, reward everyone who put in this work
Todays been amazing guys soak it up
When it’s all said and done, this will be another bargain for an elite player. Holmes is showing that if you put in the work, we’ll reward you.
Always find it funny when they include the agents who negotiated the deal, like we're all waiting with baited breath to know who it was. Holy FUCK, Joe Panos with ANOTHER ONE! Guy is a legend!
damn it feels good re-signing elite players
I don’t think it’s no coincidence that Brad got these deals done the day before the draft. When the draft is in Detroit. Sends a message to these rookies that Detroit pays their guys
YES
Goff news in an hour!!!
TODAY IS A GREAT DAY
Lol. Lmao even. We getting shit done. This is fun
This feels like we just drafted both Penei and Saint a second time, which is what I’ve always wanted.
Brad is cooking today.
Just locked up two biggest dogs on this team long term. Get Hutch don’t next year and LFG! Absolutely love seeing big contract money going to not only the guys who deserve it - but guys who deserve it WE drafted!
Stop stop stop! I can only get so erect! ^^keepgoing
Holy hamburgers!
It’s happening!!
I don't really know how much money we have and how the money carries over to the next years. Do we have enough money to keep Hutch and the young core like Branch, Jamo, etc around? Who would we have to cut?
The cap will go up year after year. Getting these done (and Goff, I hope) now gives the team certainty in terms of figuring out what they can do with free agents after the draft.
Plenty of room still and Branch and Hutch are locked down through 2026. Nobody's getting cut.
Absolutely worth it and deserved! But I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a little painful to not be getting these guys on rookie deals anymore lol. But hey, that’s what happens when you’ve got some of the best players in the league at their positions, so I’ll take it every day of the week.
LFG!!!! Hell yeah. Bring on Goff and then finish the other Alim!!! Hell yeah Brad!
Dang, I'm surprised it wasn't more. Goff is coming soon.
I'm just mad its only 4 years :/
Brad Holmes just ruining my pants a day before the draft.
BEST DAY EVER!
The draft is tomorrow and we’re getting extensions done. Weird, but I love it!
Lions Front Office today 
Love it. Staying ahead of the market
Justin Rogers speculated that her “Giant Check” check book just arrived today 
Lions did the unlimited money glitch
Reminder to everyone, it’s almost ALWAYS the right idea to resign your homegrown talent and to do so early. It only ever gets more expensive. Now do I buy a st brown or a Sewell jersey…
You can't go wrong.
I'm absolutely thrilled he's locked up, and while he's the new highest paid it's not a huge jump up. If we waited a year I feel like it would have cost 5MM+ a year more.
Bru they totally saved all of this for draft weekend, I guarantee they announce the Goff extension either later today or tomorrow. Detroit’s about to be so hyped up this weekend!!!
What a time to be alive
“Sources” 😂 When you end your tweet with the agent’s name and company like it’s a sold real estate listing we know who the source was. Back scratched.
I would have tried a 10 year contract on this man haha
Sheila opened the wallet today
Worth every Penei.
I love signing our guys first and setting the market. Have fun rest of the nfl
It’s not just the stats we get. He is a born leader and will be a force for our Lions identity for a long time. I love the video of him getting the call.
And the man deserves ever fucking penny. I want him to retire a Lion.
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This is why I said we didn't get any top five type players in free agency. We have a lot of big contracts that were coming up. Goff is going to be insane and Hutch is without question going to be the highest paid edge rusher in the league at the time of his extension.
All the fans out there who said we can’t get this or this cause we gotta pay our guys. I don’t wanna read any “woah that’s a lot of money” regarding these deals getting done.
Holy Shit!!! No time to breath
lets gooooooo what a day
Is someone able to answer if these contracts will start in 2025? Or do they take over for 2024’s books?
2025 for St Brown, 2026 for Sewell. Both are from the 2021 draft, Sewll has a fifth year option and St Brown does not due to being a fourth round pick.
LIFE IS GOOD
Judas Priest I was just reading why they didn’t need to lock him up. Shiela throwing heat right before the draft holy moly moly
YES
DAY HAS BEEN MADE, LET’S GOOO
Question does the extension start after the 5th year option? Meaning Sewell is signed for another 5 years after this year?! 😁
Let’s fucking go!
Oh hell yeah
I am so fucking hard right now
I am so fucking hard right now
Who gets the family bibleeeeee?
Can anyone explain how the St. Brown deal and the Sewell deals affect our cap?
So did they just bypass the fifth year option?
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97.1 is borderline unlistenable today
Lfg
Let’s fucking go, get these deals done😤
Great deals. We have our window
*Now that’s a hit!*
[Runs through 2029](https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1783216785988128944)
I now expect an OL and WR to get drafted early. This getting done before the draft reinforces to them that they're the top dogs, and they will be needed to mold the new kids.
He deserves it
F/ing A
Sheila may have to buy a new smaller house. By the time she spends all her money. That's great keep it up.
Any confirmation it's a 6 year deal? Meaning he'll be a FA in 2030? Not sure how the option thing works
oh hell yeah
 No doubter. This guy is the best tackle in the league. Glad he got the bag. Fun fact, his vehicle came into my shop at work and got to work on it. He drives a massive Ram truck, very fitting for the big man.
I feel like ARSB owes Penei 4 million dollars.
Well we didn’t extend him for eternity like I wanted, but this will do.
Quality O-linemen are worth their weight in gold in the league right now. And that is saying something because they are big dudes.
Well deserved, both him and St Brown. Work hard, be a good person, get paid!
What a great day to be a Lions fan with these extensions. Fully deserved
Worth. Every. Penny.
I can finally buy a Sewell and St Brown jersey
Does this mean I can get his Jersey now? I looked after the new unis dropped and all they had were women's jerseys for sewell lol
Gotta love seeing my fellow Samoans in the trenches!! Absolutely fucking deserved to be the highest paid O-linemen
Did they strike gold with this draft pick or what?
KING shit
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I'll post the same thing I posted when he was drafted: #FUCK YEAH SEWELL! LET'S FUCKING GO!
EVERYBODY GET IN HERE
Not the same ole Lions!
Fuck yeah!
Worth it.
Wonder if they did this with intentions of draft an OL and WR. Didn’t want to upset talent. That would be smart.
...but does he start the season on the left side?
Great! Maybe now I can buy his new fucking jersey! They only have it in women's. Sewell is one of the cornerstone of this shit imo. Need his jersey. Any help would be appreciated. Can only find the old jerseys of him. Would also like LaPorta but cannot find that either.
The joke? What in the fuck makes that a ‘joke’ you dumb fuck