Jahmyr Gibbs

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Jahmyr Gibbs just became the highest-paid running back in the NFL

The number says plenty. Jahmyr Gibbs and the Detroit Lions agreed on a three-year deal worth $67.5 million — with up to $75.75 million possible and $51.5 million guaranteed. That guaranteed number is what matters most: it makes Gibbs the highest-paid running back in the league right now.

Gibbs came into Detroit as a first-round pick and wasted no time becoming one of the most dangerous players in the backfield anywhere in football. Three Pro Bowl selections in the early years of a career is the kind of validation that turns a contract negotiation from a question into a formality.

For a running back — a position that has spent years watching the league treat it as replaceable — this deal lands differently. The fully guaranteed money is a statement, not just a number. Detroit is saying Gibbs is not a piece; Gibbs is the plan.

What he does with that weight on him is the next question. It always is.

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