It’s not long before the Detroit Lions signed a massive 4-year, $180 million extension until 2030 with $141 million guaranteed, the most ever for a non-quarterback with Aidan Hutchinson. HC Dan Campbell and others were planning to do it for a long time. But things took time to work out between the player and the NFC North franchise. Now that it’s official, the Lions’ defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard had to give a strong message.

“What we do, that’s not normal. A lot of things (around the league) are hidden from coaches, a lot of things are hidden from players. But here, all you’ve got to do is take one trip upstairs,” he said about the deal. “You’ve got to be careful because you’re going to get told the truth, but you take one trip upstairs. And the trickle to coaches is, it’

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