With information breaking on the Detroit Lions agreeing to terms on a new, four-year contract extension with star linebacker Jack Campbell on the morning of May 21, monetary details on the reported deal have now emerged, with the previous Hawkeye securing a big payday within the course of.
According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Campbell‘s newly signed four-year contract extension, which retains him within the Motor City till 2030, is reportedly price $81 million, with $51.5 million totally assured.
Selected because the No. 18 total decide within the 2023 NFL Draft, Campbell has definitely lived as much as his potential, together with main the Lions and ending second within the NFL in tackles with 176 final season, when he performed all however eight of the crew’s 1,105 defensive snaps. In 2025, he additionally posted profession highs in sacks (5), compelled fumbles (three), and fumble recoveries (two), and earned first-team All-Pro honors for the primary time in his profession.
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Rightfully so, the large payday for the fourth-year defensive star now makes him one of many highest-paid off-ball linebackers within the league.
With the crew additionally making an attempt to finance multi-year extensions for fellow 2023 NFL Draft picks Jahmyr Gibbs, Brian Branch, and Sam LaPorta, Campbell’s deal definitely reveals that the franchise is prepared to dish out the massive bucks for its stars.
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