ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Coming off a season-ending leg injury in 2024, Detroit Lions star Aidan Hutchinson said he tried not to focus on contract talks entering this season.

But in today's social media-driven era, that was nearly impossible.

With his contract finalized Wednesday -- the four-year extension is worth $180 million, with $141 million guaranteed -- Hutchinson said he's now "all in" on a future in Detroit as the Lions eye an elusive Super Bowl ring.

"I was very uninvolved in the process, so there wasn't too much focus, but I think as much as uninvolved as you are, it's still something that's there," Hutchinson said following Thursday's practice. "But now I feel like with that not being there, it's just really, I'm all in."

Hutchinson, 25, is a cornerstone of the Lions as one

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