Lions general manager Brad Holmes announced the deal on 97.1 The Ticket’s “Costa & Jansen with Heather” show during training camp at the Meijer Performance Center but didn’t disclose terms. He said they reached the agreement Sunday.
Decker, 30, was entering the last year of a deal scheduled to pay him $13.7 million. He is now under contract through the 2027 season.
“He’s been a key cog of what we’ve been building, what we’ve doing. His leadership, his professionalism,” Holmes told 97.1 The Ticket. “He’s a guy that really embraced our culture, so he’s a big part of what we do, and it all starts up front with the offensive line, as we all know, so I’m just really, really happy that we were able to get that one done and happy forC and his family.”
The Lions have signed both of their starting offensive tackles to extensions this year. In April, the team signed starting right tackle Penei Sewell to a four-year, $112 million extension.
The Lions selected Decker at No. 16 in the 2016 draft out of Ohio State. His 112 starts is 32 more than any other Lions player in that span.
“This is where I wanted to be. I had pretty much no interest in going to any other team,” CV said Monday after practice. “I wanted to be here, and a big factor of that is the guys I get to play with, and I want to continue to play with them.”
Decker is a respected veteran who has witnessed the franchise transform throughout his career. Looking ahead to the 2024 season, he said he feels that the current squad is a serious contender to win a Super Bowl.
