Lions make Kerby Joseph highest-paid safety in NFL history with 4-year, $86 million extension
Kerby Joseph established himself as one of the NFL's top safeties last season. He is about to be paid like it.

Kerby Joseph established himself as one of the NFL's top safeties last season. He is about to be paid like it.
The Detroit Lions safety agreed to a four-year, $86 million contract extension, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, which will make him the highest-paid safety in NFL history.
The #Lions and All-Pro S Kerby Joseph reached agreement on a massive new extension to make him the highest paid safety in NFL history, sources say.
He gets a 4-year, $86M deal — $21.5M per year — in contract done by @AgentLouisBing. A big-time star in Detroit cashes in. pic.twitter.com/NWu9nmKolm— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 23, 2025
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