Overview
- The four-year extension averages $45 million per season, slotting Hutchinson just behind Green Bay’s Micah Parsons at about $46.5 million annually.
- In an ESPN interview, Hutchinson said he chose certainty in Detroit over pushing to surpass Parsons’ number.
- ClutchPoints reports the agreement leans on substantial guarantees, avoiding the holdout or trade turmoil that a longer standoff could have invited.
- Through 11 games in 2025, Hutchinson has 8.5 sacks and an NFL-high four forced fumbles, including a game-sealing sack of Jameis Winston against the Giants.
- Coverage notes his 2024 tibia and fibula fracture and a shorter accolades résumé than T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett affected leverage, with some analysts suggesting a wait until after the season might have yielded more.