The price for Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson might have just gone up.
When Hutchinson eventually gets his extension from the Lions, there's a chance he'll become the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
That title has changed hands a few times this offseason, and it did so once again after Parsons was traded to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday and received an extension of four years and $188 million, which amounts to $47 million annually.
Both the annual average and total value are now tops in the NFL among non-quarterbacks.
The big differences between Hutchinson and Parsons is the latter has played one more season in the league and has higher sack production, so if a contract is signed now, Hutchinson, who is also coming off a serious injury, may not surpass Parsons.
If Hutchinson doesn't get a new deal this year and goes out and dominates in 2025, it is possible he will garner an annual average of $48 million or a total value of $189 million in a new contract in 2026.
In terms of progress on a contract extension, general manager Brad Holmes said on Thursday that the two sides are talking and Hutchinson's extension remains a priority.
“We have had dialogue that has started and so we’ll just kind of see where it goes,” Holmes said, per the Detroit Free Press. “But in terms of the level of importance, yeah, that has not changed. Aidan’s very important.”
Hutchinson tallied 21 sacks over his first two years in the NFL and was on a Defensive Player of the Year trajectory with 7.5 in 2024 before his injury.
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