Overview

• ESPN reports the sides have held positive conversations, yet no deal is expected before Sunday’s game against the Packers.
• Negotiations recently began, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, marking the first substantive talks on a long-term pact.
• Hutchinson’s contract runs through 2026 on his rookie deal with a fifth-year option, carrying base salaries of $1.1 million in 2025 and $19.8 million in 2026.
• Week 1 is not viewed as a hard deadline in this case, and talks are expected to continue beyond the opener.
• Context for any deal includes a surging edge-rusher market highlighted by new contracts for Myles Garrett, Micah Parsons, and Nik Bonitto, as Detroit also extended WR Jameson Williams for three years and $83 million.