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    Stephen A. Smith blasts Lions after Bijan Robinson’s historic $75,000,000 contract extension

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    Stephen A. Smith wants the Detroit Lions to pay Jahmyr Gibbs. On Tuesday’s edition of ESPN’s “First Take,” the analyst demanded the team lock up the running back immediately. The take came hours after the Atlanta Falcons reset the running back market with a new deal for Bijan Robinson.

    “To the Detroit Lions, who the hell you think you are? Who the hell do y’all think y’all are?” Smith ranted.

    “This is a team that you might have to watch out for because of that game-breaker right there. Why the hell is he waiting for his money? You damn right he better get signed today.”

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    Jahmyr Gibbs has led the NFL with 38 touchdowns over the past two seasons, four more than any other player, and ranks third in yards from scrimmage over that span behind only Robinson and Derrick Henry. Despite that production, he sits 31st among running backs in average annual salary at $4.46 million. Gibbs has been holding in at Lions training camp, reporting but skipping drills, in a bid to speed up negotiations.

    Meanwhile, Robinson’s extension runs three years and $75 million, with $51 million guaranteed, making him the NFL’s highest-paid running back. The deal is the fourth blockbuster the Falcons have handed out this offseason, following left guard Matthew Bergeron’s four-year, $96 million contract along with new deals for wide receiver Drake London and tight end Kyle Pitts.

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    Lions’ cap picture complicates the timeline for Jahmyr Gibbs

    Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs practices during minicamp at Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park on Tuesday. - Source: Imagn
    Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs practices during minicamp at Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park on Tuesday. – Source: Imagn

    Dan Campbell addressed Bijan Robinson’s deal Monday, telling ESPN’s Eric Woodyard it could help push Gibbs’ extension forward.

    “It’s certainly not gonna hurt,” Campbell said. “But we’ll see. I’m anxious to get Gibbs back out there.”

    Detroit already exercised Gibbs’ fifth-year option, keeping him under contract through at least 2027. But the Lions’ books tighten that year, with Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Kerby Joseph, Alim McNeill, Aidan Hutchinson and Penei Sewell combining for roughly $207 million against the cap, leaving about $66 million in space.

    Jack Campbell’s deal adds another $24 million in 2028, when Hutchinson’s cap hit also jumps sharply. Potential relief could come if Joseph, who has battled injuries, is released, or if D.J. Reed’s contract isn’t renewed when it expires that year.