Lions Sign Hutchinson To $180M Extension

The Detroit Lions signed defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to a four-year, $180 million extension that keeps him under contract through the 2030 season. The deal carries $141 million in total guarantees — a non-quarterback record — with $55.7 million fully guaranteed at signing and structural elements including a $15 million signing bonus, roughly $28.4 million option bonus due in March, roster and workout bonuses, and multiple vesting guarantees. Hutchinson, the No. 2 pick in 2022 and a 2023 Pro Bowler, has 34.5 career sacks in 46 games and has produced six sacks and a league-leading four forced fumbles in seven games this season after returning from a 2024 tibia/fibula fracture. The contract gives Hutchinson an average near $45 million per year — among the highest for non-quarterbacks, trailing only Micah Parsons — and team officials said the extension cements Detroit’s defensive core and locks in a homegrown cornerstone.