Lions sign All-Pro LB Jack Campbell to four-year extension

The Detroit Lions have signed linebacker Jack Campbell to a four-year contract extension, placing him below contract with the franchise via the 2030 season, the group introduced Thursday.

Terms of the extension weren’t instantly recognized.

The deal comes after the Lions declined to train the fifth-year choice for the 2027 season on his rookie contract final month. The choice would have been price an estimated $21.925 million, which might’ve been greater than the NFL’s highest-paid off-ball linebacker.

Campbell, 25, loved a breakout 12 months in 2025, his third NFL season, incomes first-team AP All-Pro honors as well as to his first Pro Bowl choice.

He emerged because the Lions’ most constant defender in 2025 together with his dominance, ending with a team-high 176 complete tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 5 sacks and 4 passes defended.

The Lions chosen Campbell because the 18th general choose within the 2023 NFL draft out of Iowa and he is improved every season.

The Lions are additionally trying to safe long-term extensions for star working again Jahmyr Gibbsadditionally picked within the first spherical of the 2023 draft, and two others picked that 12 months: tight finish Sam LaPorta (second spherical) and defensive again Brian Branch (fourth).

The Lions exercised the fifth-year choice on Gibbs’ contract, valued at $14.29 million in 2027, shopping for them extra time to work on their extension. LaPorta and Branch are each scheduled to turn into unrestricted free brokers after this season.

ESPN’s Eric Woodyard contributed to this report.