The Detroit Lions are heading into the 2025 season with more optimism than ever. The team is in a great spot, the roster is loaded, and the stars are getting healthy. Not only is the core back for more, but the 2025 draft class figures to be another Brad Holmes heist, expected to contribute to the team’s success early and often.
While that’s the plan and it’s in motion, what wasn’t part of the plan was this out-of-nowhere second-round rookie fully guaranteed contract standoff that shook the NFL more than anyone could have imagined. The Houston Texans started it all by giving 34th overall pick Jayden Higgins a fully guaranteed four-year, $11.