Lions Sign Aiden Hutchinson to 4-Year $180M Extension

Multiple NFL Media National guys (Adam Schefter had it first) are reporting that the Lions have signed Aiden Hutchinson to a four-year extension this morning. Per Hutch's agent, the extension is four-years for $180M with $141M guaranteed.

Hutchinson has been one the best EDGE players in the NFL since he joined the Lions, and the extension was a matter of when, not if. What is interesting is that he actually took less money on the deal than Micah Parsons but below shows how he compares to the following recent EDGE extensions. He did reset the market for most guaranteed money of any of them: Comparisons

• Aiden Hutchinson

  • 4-Year $180M with $141M Guaranteed

  • APY is $45M

• Micah Parsons

  • 4-year $186M with $136M Guaranteed

  • APY is $46.5M

• TJ Watt

  • 3-year $123M with $108M Guaranteed

  • APY is $41.0M

• Myles Garrett

  • 4-year $160M with $123.6M Guaranteed

  • APY is $40.0M
    

Speculation on deal

• This will extend him past his Fifth-year option, likely putting him under contract until 2030 when he will still only be 30-years old.

• Holmes likely will have multiple Vois years tacked on at the end to spread out the cap hit. In recent deals, he has used only one (Goff, Swell), Three (St Brown) and four (JAMO)