The Detroit Lions have handed out their first significant contract extension of the offseason, inking linebacker Derrick ...

The Detroit Lions brought back another core piece of their 2021 Draft class by resigning linebacker Derrick Barnes prior to the start of the NFL's legal tamperi ...

Advertisement Barnes joined the Lions in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. The 6-foot, 240-pound linebacker. started three games last season before sustaining a season-ending knee injury.

It was the first time in Barnes' four seasons in the NFL that he failed to play at least 15 games. With this move, the Lions commit to another one of the foundational players from the beginning of ...

Linebacker Derrick Barnes is the latest member of Detroit's 2021 draft class — Brad Holmes' first in Detroit — to reach a big ...

Barnes has played a pivotal role in Detroit's defense in the previous three seasons, however. He's racked up 205 career tackles, 26 stuffs, four sacks, four passes defended and a forced fumble.

"I've done everything in college and everything in the NFL,” Barnes said. “It helps you see the field from a different perspective. Being on the end of the line of scrimmage, being a step back ...

Derrick Barnes did a little bit of everything for the ... could make them the highest-paid players at their position in the NFL. Last year, the Lions re-signed Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown ...

Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes has worked diligently to earn his NFL contract extension. Since being drafted by general manager Brad Holmes in 2021, the former Purdue Boilermakers ...

The Detroit Lions have made their first significant move of the 2025 offseason, with the team agreeing to a contract extension with linebacker Derrick Barnes. According to NFL Network's Ian ...

The NFL’s 2025 league year turned exactly one day old at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday … and so much has already happened. Naturally, many of the moves that were executed Wednesday afternoon and ...