Report: Lions signing WR Amon-Ra St. Brown to four-year, $120M deal

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Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) runs against Denver Broncos cornerback Ronald Darby (21) during the second half of an NFL football game in Denver. (Jack Dempsey/AP)

The Detroit Lions are locking up one of their top young players agreeing to a four-year, $120-million deal with receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday.

The deal is expected to include $77 million guaranteed and would make the 24-year-old the highest-paid receiver in the NFL.

In his third season with Detroit, St. Brown was an All-Pro year receiver making 119 receptions for 1,515 yards and 10 touchdowns Detroit. The year before, St. Brown was selected to the Pro Bowler after he recorded 1,161 yards and six touchdowns.

The Lions selected St. Brown in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of USC.

In his three years in the NFL, the Anaheim Hills, Calif., native has 315 catches, 3,588 yards and 21 total touchdowns.

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