Sports have been around since what feels like the beginning of time, but they surely have been around longer than all of us could imagine. Over time, sports have continued to evolve and have reached the levels we see now with professional leagues. There are several different leagues for each sport around the world, luckily for us here in America we have professional leagues for most if not all sports.
In America, one of the most popular sports is Football and this happens to be true for Michigan as well, where football, basketball, and hockey are easily the 3 biggest sports. Now baseball/softball, soccer, and wrestling are among the other popular sports they don’t quite reach the level of the other 3. As much as basketball and hockey would like to say they’re above football, I think Michigan loves football more than anything.
There are several successful and high-level travel, high school, and college football programs here in the Michigan. All of those kids have dreams of playing in the NFL and many of them would love to wear the jersey of their home state team, the Detroit Lions. The Honolulu Blue has been a way of life for these kids as football fans for years and some of them are lucky to pass that passion on to more kids.
If Given The Opportunity, Would You Play For The Detroit Lions?
This idea of playing for your home state teams was the exact route that one Detroit Lions player was fortunate enough to take. Aidan Hutchinson, who grew up in the Metro Detroit area received a scholarship to play football at the University of Michigan. After a stellar career for the Wolverines, he declared for the NFL draft where he was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round.
Since then, he has started his career off in the way that the Lions hoped he would, but he did have a minor setback when he broke his leg in the 2024-2025 season. He has since returned and picked up here he left off and is looking to lock up his future with the Detroit Lions. The Detroit Lions and Hutchinson have agreed to a 4-year extension that runs through the end of the 2030 season.
CBS News reports:
The Detroit Lions and defensive end Aidan Hutchinson have agreed to a four-year contract extension, making the star pass rusher one of the highest-paid non-quarterbacks in the league. The four-year extension is worth $180 million, per CBS Sports senior reporter Matt Zenitz, and includes a $141 million guarenteed, which is a record for a non-quarterback. At $45 million per year, Hutchinson ranks second only behind Green Bay Packers defenseive end Micah Parsons, who is at $46.5 million per year for highest-paid edge rushers.
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So, Detroit Lions fans can take a sigh of relief but can also jump around with joy as one of their key defensive contributors and stars will be remaining with the team in Ford Field for the foreseeable future.
Detroit Lions Drafts Picks That Have Completely Changed The CultureThe benefit of being a team that hasn’t been historically great is that you get a lot of early draft picks. These are the picks that the Detroit Lions have made over the years that have proven impactful. Information comes from pro-football-reference.com
Gallery Credit: Tommy McNeill
Detroit Lions 2025 Roster
The Detroit Lions have finalized their 2025 roster. Here’s who we’ll see on the field as the Lions aim for their first Super Bowl.
Not Pictured: Kayode Awosika and Giovanni Manu
All stat information comes from ESPN.
Gallery Credit: Tommy McNeill