Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) and Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson (97) talk after a game Oct. 5 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson is a big part of a nucleus that the franchise wants to build around in its chase for a Super Bowl title.

He was paid accordingly on Wednesday.

Hutchinson signed a four-year, $180 million deal that includes $141 million in guarantees — the most for an NFL player who doesn’t play quarterback — that keeps him under contract through the 2030 season.

“Super grateful and ready to focus everything on this season and really move on from it and put that behind me,” he said Thursday, three days before Detroit (5-2) hosts Minnesota (3-4) at Ford Field.

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