NFL team Detroit Lions extend Penei Sewell and Amon-Ra St. Brown

The Detroit Lions put on their spending pants on Wednesday.

The extensions with both Penei Sewell and Amon-Ra St. Brown costs the club SEK 2.5 billion.

– I can barely save myself, says Amon-Ra St. Brown.

On Thursday, Detroit hosts this year’s NFL draft.

The day before the big day, the Lions chose to announce two heavy extensions for the future.

The 24-year-old Amon-Ra St. Brown signed a four-year contract worth $120 million, making him the highest-paid player at his position in the NFL.

– I can barely save myself, he says in a clip on social media.

2.5 billion

Around the same time, the club announced that offensive lineman Penei Sewell also received a four-year extension. He gets a contract worth 112 billion dollars, about 1.2 billion kroner. He also becomes the highest paid player at his position in the league.

The total for both contracts is SEK 2.5 billion.

The Detroit Lions have been weak for years, but were just one game from the Super Bowl this past season and are on the rise. The upcoming season will be the first in a very long time where the Lions will be seen as a Super Bowl contender.