Pay the man: Why Jack Campbell deserves his Lions extension now

Jack Campbell has burst onto the scene for the Detroit Lions in 2025. After his third consecutive game with a sack (4.0 sacks on the season), along with nine tackles, the 2023 1st round draft pick is set to join Aidan Hutchinson with the next long-term extension for the Lions. Campbell has continued to improve since coming into the NFL, emerging with 131 tackles amongst injuries running rampant throughout the Lions defense. In 2024, Campbell registered 73 tackles (1st on the team), along with adding a career high in sacks with 4.0 through eight games so far this season. While Campbell is set to make a push for a Pro Bowl and maybe All-Pro season, his next headline might be what GM Brad Holmes decides to with Campbell's bank account. The Lions have committed over $1 billion dollars in contracts since January of 2024 through nine of their players contract extensions. With the Lions not extending Alex Anzalone and essentially giving him an early severance with a contract renegotiation during the summer, the Lio