Breaking down how the Lions could plan to extend Brian Branch's contract

Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe Detroit Lions have what many call champagne problems. Too many good players deserving of big paydays and not enough money to go around to extend every one of them.

With Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, D.J. Reed, Kerby Joseph, Derrick Barnes, Aidan Hutchinson, and Alim McNeill all under contract on significant veteran contracts, they now face the prospect of having to extend their historic 2023 draft class over the next 12-24 months.

We have considered what an extension could look like for Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta and Jack Campbell. Now, the last of what I have dubbed "The Big Four" is Brian…