sport news Amon-Ra St. Brown becomes highest-paid wideout in the NFL with $120M, four-year ... trends now

Amon-Ra St. Brown has surpassed the Rams' Cooper Kupp and the Dolphins' Tyreek Hill as the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL after agreeing to a $120million, four-year contract extension with the Detroit Lions. 

The 24-year-old St. Brown, who was the third best wideout in the 2023 NFL season, would have become a free agent at the end of the 2024 season, had he not signed the extension on Wednesday. The extension includes $77million guaranteed, as St. Brown will now have to wait until 2029 to become a free agent. 

His new contract puts him on par with Hill and Kupp - two Super Bowl champions and top-tier receivers - in terms of salary. According to Ian Rapoport, of the NFL Network, St. Brown's annual salary of $30million ties him with Hill for the highest among receivers. 

The guaranteed money supplants the $75million offered to Kupp by the Rams.  

'At Ford Field, it's empty but usually is rocking. I can't wait. I'm here four more years. It's up. It's turnt. Detroit... what up though,' St. Brown said while celebrating terms of his new deal in a post shared on his Instagram Story on Wednesday.