Detroit Lions Extend Linebacker Derrick Barnes with $25.5M Deal

The three-year contract includes $16 million guaranteed and ensures Barnes remains a key part of Detroit's defense after recovering from a knee injury.

• Derrick Barnes and the Detroit Lions have agreed to a three-year, $25.5 million contract extension, with $16 million fully guaranteed at signing.
• The 25-year-old linebacker was limited to three games in the 2024 season due to a torn MCL and PCL but has been cleared by team doctors for a return.
• Barnes recorded a career-high 81 tackles and one forced fumble during the 2023 season, solidifying his role as a starter on the Lions' defense.
• Drafted in the fourth round in 2021 out of Purdue, Barnes has accumulated 205 tackles and four sacks across 51 career games, with 26 starts.
• The extension secures Barnes' place on Detroit's linebacker depth chart, alongside Jack Campbell and Alex Anzalone, as the team builds for the future.

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