Amon-Ra St. Brown is now the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL, surpassing the Rams’ Cooper Kupp and the Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill, after signing a $120 million, four-year contract extension with the Detroit Lions.
The 24-year-old St. Brown, the NFL’s third best wideout in 2023, would have been a free agency at the end of the 2024 season if he hadn’t signed the agreement on Wednesday. The agreement contains a $77 million guarantee, and St. Brown will have to wait until 2029 to become a free agency.
His new contract puts him on level with Hill and Kupp, two Super Bowl champs and top-tier receivers, in terms of pay. According to Ian Rapoport from the NFL Network, St. Brown’s annual pay is
The guaranteed money supplants the $75million offered to Kupp by the Rams.
‘At Ford Field, it’s empty but usually is rocking. I can’t wait. I’m here four more years. It’s up. It’s turnt. Detroit… what up though,’ St. Brown said while celebrating terms of his new deal in a post shared on his Instagram Story on Wednesday.
Detroit drafted St. Brown out of USC in the fourth round in 2021 with the No. 112 overall pick and he was entering the last season of his rookie contract.
He was an All-Pro and Pro Bowler last season, helping the Lions earn a division title for the first time in three decades and win two playoff games in the same season for the first time since winning the 1957 NFL title.
St. Brown had career highs with 119 receptions, 1,515 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns last season. In three seasons, he has 315 catches for 3,588 yards and 21 receiving touchdowns.
On Wednesday, the Lions also signed a four-year, $112 million contract extension with offensive tackle Penei Sewell, according to reports.
Detroit general manager Brad Holmes made Sewell the team’s first pick in 2021, selecting him seventh overall out of Oregon.
Sewell was named to the All-Pro team last season and has been dependable throughout his three-year career, starting 50 regular-season games and all three postseason games as the Lions advanced to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1991.
Detroit will host the NFL draft beginning Thursday night, with the No. 29 overall pick in the first round.
