It’s a well-deserved raise for St. Brown after the 24 year old spent three seasons on a cost-controlled rookie contract as a fourth-round pick. On that original contract, St. Brown earned just a $785,260 signing bonus, and didn’t have a base salary above $1 million in either of his first three seasons.
Despite the low earnings, St. Brown has been one of the most productive receivers in football since coming into the league in 2021. In the past three seasons, St. Brown ranks eighth among wide receivers in yards (3,588), fifth in receptions (315), and 13th in receiving touchdowns (21). If we limit that to just the past two seasons, St. Brown ranks fifth in yards, third in receptions, and seventh in touchdowns.
St. Brown has also made the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons and earned first-team All Pro this past year.
His impact goes beyond production on the field, as well. The Lions receiver is a tone-setter during the week of practices in the lead up to each game. His work ethic is unmatched, and several players and coaches have commented on how that approach has a trickle-down effect to the entire team.
“Watch him in practice. He works like that every day,” coach Dan Campbell said back in January. “He works like he wants to be the best and he believes he can be the best. And so, man, you can’t have enough of those guys. I mean, how do you fail when you have guys like that?”
Congratulations to St. Brown on a well-earned, significant raise.
The Detroit Lions have made Wednesday an iconic day in franchise history. Just a few hours after it was reported that Amon-Ra St. Brown is getting a massive four-year extension, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo is now reporting that Penei Sewell is getting a record-breaking four-year extension of his own. Per Garafolo, the deal is worth a total of $112 million, including $85 million guaranteed. The deal, per Garafolo, makes Sewell the highest-paid offensive lineman in football.
The previously highest-paid deal for an offensive lineman (by average per year) was a three-year, $75 million contract ($25 million a year) for Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil. If the initial contract details are accurate, Sewell’s deal is for $28 million per year.
That’s right. The Lions now have the highest-paid offensive lineman and wide receiver in football (for now).
Sewell was Lions general manager Brad Holmes’ first draft pick—the seventh overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft. Since being drafted, Sewell has locked down the team’s right tackle position. Over the course of three seasons, Sewell has made the Pro Bowl twice, and he was named first-team All-Pro in 2023 after being graded out as the NFL’s best tackle per PFF (92.8).
Sewell hasn’t just been excellent on the field, but he has been remarkably reliable, as well. He has only missed one career game in three seasons, and over the past two years, he hasn’t missed a single snap.
With Sewell and St. Brown now locked up, the Lions have secured the two biggest tentpoles of this franchise, and a new era of homegrown talent begins under Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell.
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